Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guyana
Guyana: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 3.41 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 3.41 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Guyana peaked at 7 % in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3.41 %, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 226th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.92 % | 6.91 % | 6.94 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.19 % | 4.61 % | 7 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.74 % | 3.58 % | 4.35 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.62 % | 3.61 % | 3.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.64 % | 3.63 % | 3.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.65 % | 3.65 % | 3.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.41 % | 3.41 % | 3.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 223 Melanesia 4.11 % compare
- 224 China, Hong Kong SAR 3.81 % compare
- 225 Equatorial Guinea 3.44 % compare
- 227 Seychelles 3.38 % compare
- 228 Papua New Guinea 3.1 % compare
- 229 Brunei Darussalam 2.9 % compare
More environment data for Guyana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 143 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 383 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.81 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 82.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 594 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.33 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 31.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 13.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 94.83 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Guyana?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Guyana was 3.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 7 % in 1973.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 % in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Guyana ranks 226th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.