Land area — Area in Guyana
Guyana: Land area — Area was 21,114 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 21,114 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Guyana peaked at 21,114 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19,671 1000 ha, in 1961.
Guyana ranks 90th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,671 1000 ha | 19,671 1000 ha | 19,671 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,678 1000 ha | 19,671 1000 ha | 19,685 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,685 1000 ha | 19,685 1000 ha | 19,685 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,685 1000 ha | 19,685 1000 ha | 19,685 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,685 1000 ha | 19,685 1000 ha | 19,685 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,685 1000 ha | 19,685 1000 ha | 19,685 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,114 1000 ha | 21,112 1000 ha | 21,114 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)
- Inland waters — Area 383 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Guyana?
- Land area — area in Guyana was 21,114 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 21,114 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,671 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Guyana rank for land area — area?
- Guyana ranks 90th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.