Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.2555 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2555 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.3377 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2437 Square kilometres per person
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Guyana is 0.2555 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.3377 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2437 Square kilometres per person, in 2019.
That places Guyana 6th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3377 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3303 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3233 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3164 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3097 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3033 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.297 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2909 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.285 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2799 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.276 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2726 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2694 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2665 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2641 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2617 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2595 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2575 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2556 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2542 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2535 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2534 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2537 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2543 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2552 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2563 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2576 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2591 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2608 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2625 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2632 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2625 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2614 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2604 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2596 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2588 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2582 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2578 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2575 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2574 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2575 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2578 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.258 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2582 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2587 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2594 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2601 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2609 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2617 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2627 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2638 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2638 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2625 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.261 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2594 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2578 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2562 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2487 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2437 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2615 Square kilometres per person | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2589 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.257 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2555 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2555 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 37.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.2555 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 24.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3104 Square kilometres per person | 0.285 Square kilometres per person | 0.3377 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2663 Square kilometres per person | 0.2556 Square kilometres per person | 0.2799 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2558 Square kilometres per person | 0.2534 Square kilometres per person | 0.2608 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2602 Square kilometres per person | 0.2575 Square kilometres per person | 0.2632 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.259 Square kilometres per person | 0.2574 Square kilometres per person | 0.2617 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.258 Square kilometres per person | 0.2437 Square kilometres per person | 0.2638 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2582 Square kilometres per person | 0.2555 Square kilometres per person | 0.2615 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 3 Australia 0.2885 Square kilometres per person compare
- 4 Namibia 0.2778 Square kilometres per person compare
- 5 Iceland 0.2614 Square kilometres per person compare
- 7 Suriname 0.2552 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Libya 0.2408 Square kilometres per person compare
- 9 Botswana 0.2285 Square kilometres per person compare
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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Guyana?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Guyana was 0.2555 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3377 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2437 Square kilometres per person in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 6th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.