Arable land use per person in Guyana
Guyana: Arable land use per person was 0.1174 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.1174 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Guyana peaked at 0.1635 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1174 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Guyana 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1503 hectares per person | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.1635 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1289 hectares per person | 0.1237 hectares per person | 0.1356 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1238 hectares per person | 0.1227 hectares per person | 0.1262 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1259 hectares per person | 0.1246 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1268 hectares per person | 0.1246 hectares per person | 0.129 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1271 hectares per person | 0.1201 hectares per person | 0.13 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1186 hectares per person | 0.1174 hectares per person | 0.1201 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Guyana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4606 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Guyana?
- Arable land use per person in Guyana was 0.1174 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1635 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1174 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for arable land use per person?
- Guyana ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.