What is the highest arable land recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 97,000 hectares in 2005.

What is the lowest arable land recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 95,276 hectares in 1961.

How does Guyana rank for arable land?

Guyana ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Arable land in Guyana

Name: Arable land in Guyana
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guyana: Arable land was 97,000 hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

97,000 hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

150th

of 206 countries

All-time high

97,000 hectares

in 2005

All-time low

95,276 hectares

in 1961

Years of data

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.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land in Guyana is 97,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land in Guyana peaked at 97,000 hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95,276 hectares, in 1961.

Guyana ranks 150th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Arable land in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Arable land (hectares) in Guyana, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	95,276 hectares	—
1962	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1963	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1964	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1965	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1966	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1967	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1968	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1969	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1970	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1971	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1972	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1973	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1974	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1975	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1976	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1977	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1978	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1979	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1980	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1981	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1982	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1983	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1984	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1985	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1986	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1987	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1988	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1989	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1990	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1991	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1992	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1993	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1994	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1995	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1996	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1997	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1998	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
1999	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
2000	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
2001	95,276 hectares	+0.0%
2002	95,707 hectares	+0.5%
2003	96,138 hectares	+0.5%
2004	96,569 hectares	+0.4%
2005	97,000 hectares	+0.4%
2006	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2007	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2008	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2009	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2010	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2011	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2012	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2013	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2014	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2015	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2016	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2017	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2018	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2019	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2020	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2021	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2022	97,000 hectares	+0.0%
2023	97,000 hectares	+0.0%

Guyana compared with similar countries

Guyana's 97,000 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 178,890 hectares, 54% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
Guyana's 97,000 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 167,133 hectares, 58% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	95,276 hectares	95,276 hectares	95,276 hectares	9
1970s	95,276 hectares	95,276 hectares	95,276 hectares	10
1980s	95,276 hectares	95,276 hectares	95,276 hectares	10
1990s	95,276 hectares	95,276 hectares	95,276 hectares	10
2000s	96,396 hectares	95,276 hectares	97,000 hectares	10
2010s	97,000 hectares	97,000 hectares	97,000 hectares	10
2020s	97,000 hectares	97,000 hectares	97,000 hectares	4

Countries ranked near Guyana

147 Belize 100,000 hectares compare
147 Bhutan 100,000 hectares compare
149 Cyprus 97,873 hectares compare
151 Oman 87,130 hectares compare
152 Fiji 76,800 hectares compare
153 Mauritius 75,000 hectares compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land in Guyana?: Arable land in Guyana was 97,000 hectares 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 97,000 hectares in 2005.
What is the lowest arable land recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 95,276 hectares in 1961.
How does Guyana rank for arable land?: Guyana ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares)
Unit: hectares
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Arable land (in hectares) 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.