Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Guyana is 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Guyana 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 149 Vanuatu 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 150 Maldives 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 151 Grenada 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 153 Dominica 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 154 Samoa 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 155 Belize 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9712 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.