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South America · air quality report · 3 cities
Guyana air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 3 cities Airleaf measures in Guyana average AQI 40 (good). The worst air is in Linden, at AQI 48, and the cleanest in Georgetown, at AQI 33.
None of the 3 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 40
Good
US EPA index, across 3 cities
- cities measured
- 3
- worst air: Linden
- 48
- cleanest air: Georgetown
- 33
- average tree cover
- 26.1%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Guyana · average AQI 40
Air quality right now in all 3 cities in Guyana
Across the country
How clean is the air across Guyana today?
None of the 3 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
3 measured cities
- Good3 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Guyana compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Guyana average cleaner air than 71% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 55%.
Cleaner air than…
- Guyana
- Beats 71%
More tree cover than…
- Guyana
- Beats 55%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Guyana lost?
Since 2001, Guyana has lost about 394,000 hectares of forest (about 3,900 km²): 2.1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (27%), after which forest can grow back. About 184,000 hectares (47%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 394,000 haabout 3,900 km²
- Share of its forest
- 2.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 184,000 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,600 ha | 6,480 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2002 | 2,030 ha | 2,870 ha | 4,890 ha |
| 2003 | 3,010 ha | 4,450 ha | 7,460 ha |
| 2004 | 1,850 ha | 2,190 ha | 4,040 ha |
| 2005 | 2,990 ha | 2,790 ha | 5,790 ha |
| 2006 | 3,010 ha | 2,880 ha | 5,890 ha |
| 2007 | 2,910 ha | 2,330 ha | 5,230 ha |
| 2008 | 5,720 ha | 3,670 ha | 9,390 ha |
| 2009 | 4,940 ha | 3,150 ha | 8,090 ha |
| 2010 | 6,000 ha | 4,030 ha | 10,000 ha |
| 2011 | 5,480 ha | 2,830 ha | 8,310 ha |
| 2012 | 7,770 ha | 5,340 ha | 13,100 ha |
| 2013 | 3,870 ha | 3,110 ha | 6,980 ha |
| 2014 | 7,720 ha | 4,150 ha | 11,900 ha |
| 2015 | 7,500 ha | 5,420 ha | 12,900 ha |
| 2016 | 12,000 ha | 14,300 ha | 26,300 ha |
| 2017 | 12,900 ha | 6,270 ha | 19,200 ha |
| 2018 | 7,320 ha | 4,430 ha | 11,700 ha |
| 2019 | 10,700 ha | 11,800 ha | 22,500 ha |
| 2020 | 9,570 ha | 6,220 ha | 15,800 ha |
| 2021 | 6,770 ha | 2,640 ha | 9,410 ha |
| 2022 | 6,530 ha | 3,930 ha | 10,500 ha |
| 2023 | 17,500 ha | 10,400 ha | 27,900 ha |
| 2024 | 23,000 ha | 84,900 ha | 108,000 ha |
| 2025 | 9,590 ha | 9,590 ha | 19,200 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 35,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 19,100 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 108,000 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Guyana?
- Wildfirescan grow back27% · 105,000 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good26% · 101,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good20% · 80,100 ha
Also: shifting farming, storms, floods and other natural causes, logging, towns and roads, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. How it's measured
Guyana as a whole
87.1% of Guyana was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Guyana: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Guyana today?
Right now the 3 cities Airleaf measures in Guyana average AQI 40 (good). The worst air is in Linden, at AQI 48, and the cleanest in Georgetown, at AQI 33. None of the 3 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Which city in Guyana has the worst air right now?
Linden, at AQI 48 (Good) on the US EPA index. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Which city in Guyana has the cleanest air right now?
Georgetown, at AQI 33 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Guyana has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Guyana safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 3 cities are Good. At the national average of AQI 40: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Guyana lost since 2001?
About 394,000 ha from 2001 to 2025, 2% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 184,000 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Guyana?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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