Guyana vs Laos: Land use over the long-term
Guyana
594,000 hectares
in 2025
Laos
677,000 hectares
in 2025
Guyana rank
117th
Laos rank
114th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Guyana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 677,000 hectares against 594,000 hectares in Guyana, a difference of 83,000 hectares.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Laos ahead.
Guyana ranks 117th and Laos ranks 114th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 204,054 hectares | 204,054 hectares | Laos |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 212,658 hectares | 212,658 hectares | Laos |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 217,926 hectares | 217,926 hectares | Laos |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 234,736 hectares | 234,736 hectares | Laos |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 250,663 hectares | 250,663 hectares | Laos |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 265,748 hectares | 265,748 hectares | Laos |
| 1600s | 8,751 hectares | 324,399 hectares | 315,648 hectares | Laos |
| 1700s | 9,344 hectares | 379,833 hectares | 370,489 hectares | Laos |
| 1710s | 9,809 hectares | 376,397 hectares | 366,588 hectares | Laos |
| 1720s | 10,296 hectares | 454,631 hectares | 444,335 hectares | Laos |
| 1730s | 10,808 hectares | 451,438 hectares | 440,630 hectares | Laos |
| 1740s | 11,346 hectares | 448,119 hectares | 436,773 hectares | Laos |
| 1750s | 11,910 hectares | 419,962 hectares | 408,052 hectares | Laos |
| 1760s | 12,502 hectares | 392,063 hectares | 379,561 hectares | Laos |
| 1770s | 13,123 hectares | 388,739 hectares | 375,616 hectares | Laos |
| 1780s | 13,776 hectares | 385,386 hectares | 371,610 hectares | Laos |
| 1790s | 14,461 hectares | 382,013 hectares | 367,552 hectares | Laos |
| 1800s | 15,180 hectares | 378,465 hectares | 363,285 hectares | Laos |
| 1810s | 15,934 hectares | 411,486 hectares | 395,552 hectares | Laos |
| 1820s | 16,807 hectares | 442,215 hectares | 425,408 hectares | Laos |
| 1830s | 17,727 hectares | 574,399 hectares | 556,672 hectares | Laos |
| 1840s | 42,301 hectares | 609,083 hectares | 566,782 hectares | Laos |
| 1850s | 69,413 hectares | 641,838 hectares | 572,425 hectares | Laos |
| 1860s | 99,262 hectares | 635,327 hectares | 536,065 hectares | Laos |
| 1870s | 135,912 hectares | 623,736 hectares | 487,824 hectares | Laos |
| 1880s | 177,981 hectares | 647,899 hectares | 469,918 hectares | Laos |
| 1890s | 226,118 hectares | 670,647 hectares | 444,529 hectares | Laos |
| 1900s | 281,042 hectares | 692,053 hectares | 411,011 hectares | Laos |
| 1910s | 343,550 hectares | 662,088 hectares | 318,538 hectares | Laos |
| 1920s | 409,968 hectares | 668,300 hectares | 258,332 hectares | Laos |
| 1930s | 484,122 hectares | 673,860 hectares | 189,738 hectares | Laos |
| 1940s | 566,778 hectares | 828,406 hectares | 261,628 hectares | Laos |
| 1950s | 800,698 hectares | 766,974 hectares | 33,724 hectares | Guyana |
| 1960s | 999,000 hectares | 835,000 hectares | 164,000 hectares | Guyana |
| 1970s | 948,375 hectares | 800,000 hectares | 148,375 hectares | Guyana |
| 1980s | 624,375 hectares | 800,000 hectares | 175,625 hectares | Laos |
| 1990s | 594,000 hectares | 806,600 hectares | 212,600 hectares | Laos |
| 2000s | 594,000 hectares | 753,000 hectares | 159,000 hectares | Laos |
| 2010s | 594,000 hectares | 678,900 hectares | 84,900 hectares | Laos |
| 2020s | 594,000 hectares | 677,000 hectares | 83,000 hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Guyana or Laos?
- Laos, at 677,000 hectares against 594,000 hectares in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Guyana and Laos?
- 83,000 hectares, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Laos?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Laos rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Guyana ranks 117th and Laos ranks 114th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.