What is country area — area in Guyana?

Country area — area in Guyana was 21,497 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest country area — area recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 21,497 1000 ha in 1961.

What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 21,497 1000 ha in 1961.

How does Guyana rank for country area — area?

Guyana ranks 100th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.

Is country area — area rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Country area — Area in Guyana

Name: Country area — Area in Guyana
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Guyana: Country area — Area was 21,497 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

21,497 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

100th

of 267 countries

All-time high

21,497 1000 ha

in 1961

All-time low

21,497 1000 ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Country area — Area in Guyana, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for country area — area in Guyana is 21,497 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, country area — area in Guyana peaked at 21,497 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21,497 1000 ha, in 1961.

That places Guyana 100th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Country area — Area in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Country area — Area in Guyana, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 ha	Change
1961	21,497 1000 ha	—
1962	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1963	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1964	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1965	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1966	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1967	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1968	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1969	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1970	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1971	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1972	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1973	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1974	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1975	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1976	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1977	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1978	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1979	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1980	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1981	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1982	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1983	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1984	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1985	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1986	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1987	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1988	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1989	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1990	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1991	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1992	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1993	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1994	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1995	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1996	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1997	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1998	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
1999	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2000	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2001	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2002	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2003	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2004	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2005	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2006	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2007	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2008	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2009	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2010	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2011	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2012	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2013	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2014	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2015	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2016	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2017	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2018	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2019	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2020	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2021	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2022	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2023	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%
2024	21,497 1000 ha	+0.0%

Guyana compared with similar countries

Guyana's 21,497 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,069 1000 ha, 7.0× the median. (81 countries reporting)
Guyana's 21,497 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,200 1000 ha, 9.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	9
1970s	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	10
1980s	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	10
1990s	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	10
2000s	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	10
2010s	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	10
2020s	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	21,497 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Guyana

97 Romania 23,840 1000 ha compare
98 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,680 1000 ha compare
98 Laos 23,680 1000 ha compare
101 Belarus 20,763 1000 ha compare
102 Kyrgyzstan 19,995 1000 ha compare
103 Senegal 19,671 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 300 places →

More environment data for Guyana

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.299 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 12.75 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for Guyana →

Frequently asked questions

What is country area — area in Guyana?: Country area — area in Guyana was 21,497 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest country area — area recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 21,497 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 21,497 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Guyana rank for country area — area?: Guyana ranks 100th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
Is country area — area rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Country area — Area in Guyana. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/country-area-area/guyana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/country-area-area/guyana/">Country area — Area in Guyana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Country area — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 300 places, 17,412 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.