Land area — Area, per capita in Guyana

Guyana: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0254 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0254 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0338 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0244 1000 ha per person
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area, per capita in Guyana, 1961–2024

00.010.020.03196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, land area — area, per capita in Guyana stood at 0.0254 1000 ha per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0338 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0244 1000 ha per person, in 2019.

That places Guyana 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Land area — Area, per capita in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Land area — Area, per capita in Guyana, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1961 0.0338 1000 ha per person
1962 0.033 1000 ha per person -2.2%
1963 0.0323 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1964 0.0316 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1965 0.031 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1966 0.0303 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1967 0.0297 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1968 0.0291 1000 ha per person -2.0%
1969 0.0285 1000 ha per person -2.0%
1970 0.028 1000 ha per person -1.8%
1971 0.0276 1000 ha per person -1.4%
1972 0.0273 1000 ha per person -1.2%
1973 0.0269 1000 ha per person -1.2%
1974 0.0267 1000 ha per person -1.1%
1975 0.0264 1000 ha per person -0.9%
1976 0.0262 1000 ha per person -0.9%
1977 0.0259 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1978 0.0257 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1979 0.0256 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1980 0.0254 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1981 0.0254 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1982 0.0253 1000 ha per person -0.0%
1983 0.0254 1000 ha per person +0.1%
1984 0.0254 1000 ha per person +0.2%
1985 0.0255 1000 ha per person +0.3%
1986 0.0256 1000 ha per person +0.4%
1987 0.0258 1000 ha per person +0.5%
1988 0.0259 1000 ha per person +0.6%
1989 0.0261 1000 ha per person +0.6%
1990 0.0263 1000 ha per person +0.7%
1991 0.0263 1000 ha per person +0.3%
1992 0.0262 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1993 0.0261 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1994 0.026 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1995 0.026 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1996 0.0259 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1997 0.0258 1000 ha per person -0.2%
1998 0.0258 1000 ha per person -0.2%
1999 0.0257 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2000 0.0257 1000 ha per person -0.0%
2001 0.0257 1000 ha per person +0.0%
2002 0.0258 1000 ha per person +0.1%
2003 0.0258 1000 ha per person +0.1%
2004 0.0258 1000 ha per person +0.1%
2005 0.0259 1000 ha per person +0.2%
2006 0.0259 1000 ha per person +0.3%
2007 0.026 1000 ha per person +0.3%
2008 0.0261 1000 ha per person +0.3%
2009 0.0262 1000 ha per person +0.3%
2010 0.0263 1000 ha per person +0.4%
2011 0.0264 1000 ha per person +0.4%
2012 0.0264 1000 ha per person -0.0%
2013 0.0262 1000 ha per person -0.5%
2014 0.0261 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2015 0.0259 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2016 0.0258 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2017 0.0256 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2018 0.0249 1000 ha per person -2.9%
2019 0.0244 1000 ha per person -2.0%
2020 0.0261 1000 ha per person +7.3%
2021 0.0259 1000 ha per person -1.0%
2022 0.0257 1000 ha per person -0.7%
2023 0.0256 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2024 0.0254 1000 ha per person -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.031 1000 ha per person 0.0285 1000 ha per person 0.0338 1000 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0266 1000 ha per person 0.0256 1000 ha per person 0.028 1000 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0256 1000 ha per person 0.0253 1000 ha per person 0.0261 1000 ha per person 10
1990s 0.026 1000 ha per person 0.0257 1000 ha per person 0.0263 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0259 1000 ha per person 0.0257 1000 ha per person 0.0262 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0258 1000 ha per person 0.0244 1000 ha per person 0.0264 1000 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0257 1000 ha per person 0.0254 1000 ha per person 0.0261 1000 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 3 Australia 0.0283 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 4 Namibia 0.0272 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 5 Iceland 0.0261 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 7 Suriname 0.0253 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 8 Libya 0.0238 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 9 Botswana 0.0225 1000 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area, per capita in Guyana?
Land area — area, per capita in Guyana was 0.0254 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0338 1000 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0244 1000 ha per person in 2019.
How does Guyana rank for land area — area, per capita?
Guyana ranks 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
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Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.