Arable land in Guyana
Guyana: Arable land was 0.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Arable land in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Guyana is 0.5%, 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, arable land in Guyana peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 196th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Arable land in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5% | — |
| 1962 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0.7% compare
- 194 Montenegro 0.7% compare
- 195 Palau 0.7% compare
- 197 Botswana 0.5% compare
- 198 Kuwait 0.4% compare
- 199 Mauritania 0.4% compare
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 0.5% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, 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 0.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for arable land?
- Guyana ranks 196th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 website, 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 (% of land area). 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 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.