Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Guyana
Guyana: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 94.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Guyana, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 94.3% for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Guyana peaked at 98.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2010.
Guyana ranks 10th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 98.5% | — |
| 1993 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 97.7% | 98.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.4% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Guyana?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Guyana was 94.3% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Guyana ranks 10th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.