Forest area in Guyana
Guyana: Forest area was 183,877 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 183,877 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Guyana peaked at 186,022 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 183,877 sq. km, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 35th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 185,851 sq. km | 185,680 sq. km | 186,022 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 185,442 sq. km | 185,243 sq. km | 185,642 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,697 sq. km | 184,245 sq. km | 185,198 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,015 sq. km | 183,877 sq. km | 184,153 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 73.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 614,522 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 165,725 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 6,028 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 999,000 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Guyana?
- Forest area in Guyana was 183,877 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 186,022 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,877 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for forest area?
- Guyana ranks 35th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.