Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guyana is 0.0087 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0233 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 50th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -23.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0215 sq. km per person | 0.0198 sq. km per person | 0.0233 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0165 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 0.0195 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.0111 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 2,507 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7351 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guyana?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guyana was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0233 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Guyana ranks 50th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.