Guyana — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Guyana, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Guyana was 87.07% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 94.50% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.24% per year.
Guyana ranks 6 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 3%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 49.75%, so Guyana sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 7%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 2 of 42 economies; Dominica (76.42%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7% in 2020. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 2nd of 178 in 1990 → 1st of 207 in 2000 → 1st of 209 in 2010 → 7th of 214 in 2020 → 6th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 87.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 87.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 87.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 87.23% | -6.4 pp |
| 2019 | 93.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 93.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 93.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 93.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 93.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 93.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 93.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 93.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 94.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 94.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 94.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 94.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 94.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 94.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 94.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 94.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 94.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 94.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 94.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 94.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 94.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 94.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 94.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 94.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 94.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 94.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 94.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 94.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 94.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 94.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guyana’s Forest area in 1991?
94.48% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guyana’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -7.9% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 87.07%; 2023: 87.11%; 2022: 87.15%; 2021: 87.18%; 2020: 87.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.