Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.7105 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Guyana is 0.7105 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 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, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Guyana peaked at 1.76 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7105 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Guyana 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.76 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.71 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 1.68 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 1.64 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 1.61 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.57 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 1.54 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.51 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 1.48 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.45 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.42 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 1.4 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.38 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.37 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.35 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.34 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.26 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 1.18 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 1.11 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 1.03 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9632 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8954 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8299 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7656 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7673 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.77 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7733 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7774 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7819 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7869 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7921 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7943 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7921 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7889 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7859 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7832 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.781 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7793 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7779 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.777 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7766 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.777 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7778 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7784 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7791 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7806 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7826 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7848 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7872 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7898 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7928 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7961 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7959 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.792 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7876 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7828 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7779 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.773 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7504 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7355 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7356 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7284 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7229 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7188 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7147 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7105 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.7105 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.08 hectares per person, 8.9× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.7105 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1039 hectares per person, 6.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8111 hectares per person | 0.7656 hectares per person | 0.9632 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7852 hectares per person | 0.777 hectares per person | 0.7943 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7814 hectares per person | 0.7766 hectares per person | 0.7898 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7784 hectares per person | 0.7355 hectares per person | 0.7961 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7218 hectares per person | 0.7105 hectares per person | 0.7356 hectares per person | 6 |
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More environment data for Guyana
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.81 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Guyana?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Guyana was 0.7105 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7105 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Guyana rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.