Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.2601 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2601 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.369 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2601 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total 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 — total area, per capita in Guyana is 0.2601 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.369 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2601 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Guyana 8th 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 — Total area, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.369 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.361 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3533 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3457 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3385 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3314 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3246 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3179 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3115 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3059 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3016 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2979 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2944 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2913 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2884 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2858 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2834 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2812 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2792 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2776 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2769 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2768 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2771 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2777 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2786 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2799 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2813 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.283 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2848 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2867 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2874 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2867 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2855 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2844 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2835 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2827 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.282 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2815 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2812 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2811 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2812 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2815 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2817 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.282 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2825 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2832 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.284 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2849 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2858 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2869 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2881 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2881 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2866 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.285 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2833 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2815 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2797 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2716 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2662 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2662 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2636 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2616 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2601 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2601 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 35.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.2601 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0113 Square kilometres per person, 23.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3392 Square kilometres per person | 0.3115 Square kilometres per person | 0.369 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2909 Square kilometres per person | 0.2792 Square kilometres per person | 0.3059 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2794 Square kilometres per person | 0.2768 Square kilometres per person | 0.2848 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2842 Square kilometres per person | 0.2812 Square kilometres per person | 0.2874 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2828 Square kilometres per person | 0.2811 Square kilometres per person | 0.2858 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2817 Square kilometres per person | 0.2662 Square kilometres per person | 0.2881 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2629 Square kilometres per person | 0.2601 Square kilometres per person | 0.2662 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 5 Namibia 0.2782 Square kilometres per person compare
- 6 Iceland 0.2671 Square kilometres per person compare
- 7 Suriname 0.2605 Square kilometres per person compare
- 9 Libya 0.2408 Square kilometres per person compare
- 10 Faroe Islands 0.2382 Square kilometres per person compare
- 11 Botswana 0.2345 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 — total area, per capita in Guyana?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Guyana was 0.2601 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.369 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2601 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.