Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Guyana
Guyana: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 17.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Guyana stood at 17.5 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Guyana peaked at 17.75 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.72 %, in 1966.
Guyana ranks 211th of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.75 % | — |
| 1962 | 7.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.72 % | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.85 % | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 7.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7.82 % | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 7.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8.03 % | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 8.01 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 8.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8 % | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 10.42 % | +30.2% |
| 1977 | 10.94 % | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 11.52 % | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 12.16 % | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 12.88 % | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 13.69 % | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 14.61 % | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 15.66 % | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 16.02 % | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 16.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.25 % | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 16.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16.49 % | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 16.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.72 % | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 16.84 % | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 16.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.96 % | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 17.38 % | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 17 % | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.06 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.89 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 17.11 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.18 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 17.23 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.35 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 17.45 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.55 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.65 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.75 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 17.5 % | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 17.5 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.59 %, 29% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 17.5 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.11 %, 32% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +30.2% | 8 % | 10.42 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.77 % | 7.72 % | 7.85 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.27 % | 7.82 % | 12.16 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.41 % | 12.88 % | 16.49 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.65 % | 16.49 % | 16.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1 % | 16.89 % | 17.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.26 % | 17.23 % | 17.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.59 % | 17.5 % | 17.75 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Guyana?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Guyana was 17.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.75 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.72 % in 1966.
- How does Guyana rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Guyana ranks 211th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.