What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Guyana and Latvia?

23,500 hectares, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Latvia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Guyana vs Latvia: Land use over the long-term

Guyana

594,000 hectares

in 2025

Latvia

570,500 hectares

in 2025

Guyana rank

117th

Latvia rank

118th

Land use over the long-term over time

Guyana
Latvia

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 594,000 hectares against 570,500 hectares in Latvia, a difference of 23,500 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.

Guyana ranks 117th and Latvia ranks 118th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	32,987 hectares	32,987 hectares	Latvia
1100s	0 hectares	33,947 hectares	33,947 hectares	Latvia
1200s	0 hectares	34,878 hectares	34,878 hectares	Latvia
1300s	0 hectares	35,767 hectares	35,767 hectares	Latvia
1400s	0 hectares	36,596 hectares	36,596 hectares	Latvia
1500s	0 hectares	37,347 hectares	37,347 hectares	Latvia
1600s	8,751 hectares	37,991 hectares	29,240 hectares	Latvia
1700s	9,344 hectares	38,496 hectares	29,151 hectares	Latvia
1710s	9,809 hectares	44,730 hectares	34,921 hectares	Latvia
1720s	10,296 hectares	51,970 hectares	41,674 hectares	Latvia
1730s	10,808 hectares	60,380 hectares	49,572 hectares	Latvia
1740s	11,346 hectares	70,147 hectares	58,802 hectares	Latvia
1750s	11,910 hectares	81,490 hectares	69,580 hectares	Latvia
1760s	12,502 hectares	94,662 hectares	82,160 hectares	Latvia
1770s	13,123 hectares	109,956 hectares	96,833 hectares	Latvia
1780s	13,776 hectares	127,713 hectares	113,937 hectares	Latvia
1790s	14,461 hectares	148,330 hectares	133,869 hectares	Latvia
1800s	15,180 hectares	172,264 hectares	157,084 hectares	Latvia
1810s	15,934 hectares	200,048 hectares	184,114 hectares	Latvia
1820s	16,807 hectares	227,557 hectares	210,750 hectares	Latvia
1830s	17,727 hectares	258,831 hectares	241,104 hectares	Latvia
1840s	42,301 hectares	294,383 hectares	252,082 hectares	Latvia
1850s	69,413 hectares	334,794 hectares	265,381 hectares	Latvia
1860s	99,262 hectares	380,726 hectares	281,464 hectares	Latvia
1870s	135,912 hectares	420,900 hectares	284,988 hectares	Latvia
1880s	177,981 hectares	465,278 hectares	287,297 hectares	Latvia
1890s	226,118 hectares	514,294 hectares	288,176 hectares	Latvia
1900s	281,042 hectares	568,426 hectares	287,384 hectares	Latvia
1910s	343,550 hectares	628,203 hectares	284,653 hectares	Latvia
1920s	409,968 hectares	657,668 hectares	247,700 hectares	Latvia
1930s	484,122 hectares	688,452 hectares	204,330 hectares	Latvia
1940s	566,778 hectares	705,476 hectares	138,698 hectares	Latvia
1950s	800,698 hectares	714,626 hectares	86,072 hectares	Guyana
1960s	999,000 hectares	771,963 hectares	227,037 hectares	Guyana
1970s	948,375 hectares	800,347 hectares	148,028 hectares	Guyana
1980s	624,375 hectares	815,504 hectares	191,129 hectares	Latvia
1990s	594,000 hectares	763,801 hectares	169,801 hectares	Latvia
2000s	594,000 hectares	627,500 hectares	33,500 hectares	Latvia
2010s	594,000 hectares	643,800 hectares	49,800 hectares	Latvia
2020s	594,000 hectares	594,767 hectares	766.67 hectares	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Guyana or Latvia?: Guyana, at 594,000 hectares against 570,500 hectares in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Guyana and Latvia?: 23,500 hectares, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Latvia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Latvia rank globally for land use over the long-term?: Guyana ranks 117th and Latvia ranks 118th 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

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.