Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre for forestland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.0945 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 5th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0945 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0945 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0945 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0944 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0944 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0944 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0944 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0944 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0943 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0943 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0943 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0943 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0943 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0942 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0942 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0942 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0942 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0941 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0941 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0941 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0941 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0939 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0938 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0938 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0937 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0937 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0936 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0936 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0872 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0872 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0944 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0943 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0945 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0942 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0941 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0943 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0938 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0936 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0941 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0872 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0872 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 2 Gabon 0.0915 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Palau 0.0906 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 0.0899 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 0.0864 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 American Samoa 0.0793 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Dominica 0.0766 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Guyana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 466.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,013 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 121.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 891.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4587 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0945 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.