Net Forest conversion — Area in Guyana
Guyana: Net Forest conversion — Area was 7.63 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Area in Guyana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 7.63 1000 ha for net forest conversion — area in 2025.
That represents a change of down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Guyana peaked at 11.69 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.79 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Guyana 48th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Guyana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.79 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.44 1000 ha | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.69 1000 ha | +163.2% |
| 2012 | 11.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.2 1000 ha | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 9.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.63 1000 ha | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 7.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 7.63 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.044 1000 ha, 173.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.79 1000 ha | 3.79 1000 ha | 3.79 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.38 1000 ha | 3.79 1000 ha | 4.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.97 1000 ha | 4.44 1000 ha | 11.69 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.89 1000 ha | 7.63 1000 ha | 9.2 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 net forest conversion — area in Guyana?
- Net forest conversion — area in Guyana was 7.63 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.69 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Guyana ranks 48th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).