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 81st of 175 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Guyana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 143 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.81 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 82.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 594 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.33 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 31.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 13.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 94.83 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (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 81st out of 175 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.