Inland waters — Area, per capita in Guyana

Guyana: Inland waters — Area, per capita was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0005 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
7th
of 140 countries
All-time high
0.0031 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0005 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Inland waters — Area, per capita in Guyana, 1961–2024

00.0010.0020.003196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inland waters — area, per capita in Guyana is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland waters — area, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0031 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per person, in 2024.

Guyana ranks 7th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Inland waters — Area, per capita in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Inland waters — Area, per capita in Guyana, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1961 0.0031 1000 ha per person
1962 0.0031 1000 ha per person -2.2%
1963 0.003 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1964 0.0029 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1965 0.0029 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1966 0.0028 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1967 0.0028 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1968 0.0027 1000 ha per person -2.0%
1969 0.0026 1000 ha per person -2.0%
1970 0.0026 1000 ha per person -1.8%
1971 0.0026 1000 ha per person -1.4%
1972 0.0025 1000 ha per person -1.2%
1973 0.0025 1000 ha per person -1.2%
1974 0.0025 1000 ha per person -1.1%
1975 0.0024 1000 ha per person -1.7%
1976 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.9%
1977 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1978 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1979 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1980 0.0023 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1981 0.0023 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1982 0.0023 1000 ha per person -0.0%
1983 0.0023 1000 ha per person +0.1%
1984 0.0023 1000 ha per person +0.2%
1985 0.0023 1000 ha per person +0.3%
1986 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.4%
1987 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.5%
1988 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.6%
1989 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.6%
1990 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.7%
1991 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.3%
1992 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1993 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1994 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1995 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1996 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1997 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.2%
1998 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.2%
1999 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2000 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.0%
2001 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.0%
2002 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.1%
2003 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.1%
2004 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.1%
2005 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.2%
2006 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.3%
2007 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.3%
2008 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.3%
2009 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.3%
2010 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.4%
2011 0.0024 1000 ha per person +0.4%
2012 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.0%
2013 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.5%
2014 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2015 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2016 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2017 0.0024 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2018 0.0023 1000 ha per person -2.9%
2019 0.0022 1000 ha per person -2.0%
2020 0.0005 1000 ha per person -78.7%
2021 0.0005 1000 ha per person -1.5%
2022 0.0005 1000 ha per person -0.7%
2023 0.0005 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2024 0.0005 1000 ha per person -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0029 1000 ha per person 0.0026 1000 ha per person 0.0031 1000 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0025 1000 ha per person 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0026 1000 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0023 1000 ha per person 0.0024 1000 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0024 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0024 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person 0.0024 1000 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0005 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 4 Botswana 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 5 Iceland 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 6 Suriname 0.0005 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 8 Gabon 0.0004 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 9 Sweden 0.0004 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 10 Guinea-Bissau 0.0004 1000 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland waters — area, per capita in Guyana?
Inland waters — area, per capita in Guyana was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest inland waters — area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0031 1000 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest inland waters — area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024.
How does Guyana rank for inland waters — area, per capita?
Guyana ranks 7th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
Is inland waters — area, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. 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 Inland waters — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Inland waters — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Inland waters — Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Inland waters — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
142 places, 8,058 data points, 1961–2024
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Inland waters — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.