Arable land in Guyana
Guyana: Arable land was 0.1174 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1174 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1635 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1174 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.1174 hectares per person for arable land 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 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Guyana peaked at 0.1635 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1174 hectares per person, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 98th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Guyana, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1635 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.16 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1566 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1532 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.15 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1469 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1439 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1409 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.138 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1356 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1337 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.132 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1305 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1291 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1278 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1267 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1256 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1246 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1237 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.123 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1227 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1227 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1228 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1231 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1235 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.124 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1247 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1254 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1262 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1271 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1274 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.127 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1265 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1261 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1256 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1253 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.125 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1248 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1246 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1246 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1246 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1253 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.126 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1267 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1275 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1278 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1282 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1285 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.129 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1295 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.13 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.13 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1293 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1286 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1278 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.127 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1262 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1225 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1201 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1201 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1189 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1181 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1174 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.1174 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 1.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.1174 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1503 hectares per person | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.1635 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1289 hectares per person | 0.1237 hectares per person | 0.1356 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1238 hectares per person | 0.1227 hectares per person | 0.1262 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1259 hectares per person | 0.1246 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1268 hectares per person | 0.1246 hectares per person | 0.129 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1271 hectares per person | 0.1201 hectares per person | 0.13 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1186 hectares per person | 0.1174 hectares per person | 0.1201 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 arable land in Guyana?
- Arable land in Guyana was 0.1174 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1635 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1174 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for arable land?
- Guyana ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.