Guyana vs Laos: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Guyana
92.37
in 2010
Laos
93.06
in 2010
Guyana rank
15th
Laos rank
13th

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

  • Guyana
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 93.06 against 92.37 in Guyana, a difference of 0.6952.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 15th and Laos ranks 13th of 168 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed

Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.