Permanent crops — Area in Guyana
Guyana: Permanent crops — Area was 31.17 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Guyana is 31.17 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Guyana peaked at 31.17 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10 1000 ha, in 1961.
Guyana ranks 163rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Guyana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 12 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15 1000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 22 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 25 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 25 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 29.67 1000 ha | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 25.93 1000 ha | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 26.01 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.14 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 25.62 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 25.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.02 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 26.2 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 26.69 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 26.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.65 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 28.53 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 29.41 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 30.29 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 31.17 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 31.17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 31.17 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.98 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 31.17 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.9 1000 ha, 45% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.44 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.4 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.8 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.4 1000 ha | 22 1000 ha | 25 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.09 1000 ha | 24.14 1000 ha | 29.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.97 1000 ha | 26.69 1000 ha | 28.53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.64 1000 ha | 29.41 1000 ha | 31.17 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 permanent crops — area in Guyana?
- Permanent crops — area in Guyana was 31.17 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.17 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Guyana rank for permanent crops — area?
- Guyana ranks 163rd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.