Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.2225 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana stood at 0.2225 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.2487 sq. km per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2225 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 2nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2481 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2487 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.248 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2469 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2459 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.245 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2443 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2437 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2432 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2429 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2427 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2428 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.243 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2431 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2433 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2437 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2442 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2449 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2455 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2463 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2472 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.248 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2478 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2465 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2449 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2433 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2417 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.24 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2329 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2281 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2281 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2257 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2239 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2225 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2225 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 114.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.2225 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0029 sq. km per person, 77.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2457 sq. km per person | 0.2429 sq. km per person | 0.2487 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2439 sq. km per person | 0.2427 sq. km per person | 0.2463 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.242 sq. km per person | 0.2281 sq. km per person | 0.248 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.225 sq. km per person | 0.2225 sq. km per person | 0.2281 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0667 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5382 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.25 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 2,507 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5708 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana was 0.2225 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2487 sq. km per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2225 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Guyana ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.