Inland waters — Area in Guyana
Guyana: Inland waters — Area was 383 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Guyana is 383 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Guyana peaked at 1,826 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 383 1000 ha, in 2021.
Guyana ranks 88th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in Guyana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,826 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,812 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 385 1000 ha | -78.8% |
| 2021 | 383 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 383 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 383 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 383 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 383 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 217 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 383 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 331.24 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,826 1000 ha | 1,826 1000 ha | 1,826 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,819 1000 ha | 1,812 1000 ha | 1,826 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,812 1000 ha | 1,812 1000 ha | 1,812 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,812 1000 ha | 1,812 1000 ha | 1,812 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,812 1000 ha | 1,812 1000 ha | 1,812 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,812 1000 ha | 1,812 1000 ha | 1,812 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 383.4 1000 ha | 383 1000 ha | 385 1000 ha | 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 inland waters — area in Guyana?
- Inland waters — area in Guyana was 383 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,826 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 383 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Guyana rank for inland waters — area?
- Guyana ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. 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, published as part of Inland waters — Area. 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.