Arable land — Area in Guyana
Guyana: Arable land — Area was 94.83 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Area in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 94.83 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Guyana peaked at 97 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 94.83 1000 ha, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 160th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.28 1000 ha | 95.28 1000 ha | 95.28 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 95.28 1000 ha | 95.28 1000 ha | 95.28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.28 1000 ha | 95.28 1000 ha | 95.28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.28 1000 ha | 95.28 1000 ha | 95.28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.4 1000 ha | 95.28 1000 ha | 97 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 97 1000 ha | 97 1000 ha | 97 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.57 1000 ha | 94.83 1000 ha | 97 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Guyana?
- Arable land — area in Guyana was 94.83 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 97 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.83 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for arable land — area?
- Guyana ranks 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.