Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.7679 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana is 0.7679 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.9851 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2706 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 118th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5463 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5087 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4144 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7604 ha per square kilometre | +83.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6127 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7034 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5995 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5888 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5806 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5699 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5236 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4162 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1973 | 0.481 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5947 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6961 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5064 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7061 ha per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5928 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4639 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4875 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.451 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4963 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3892 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4992 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4007 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4333 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3924 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3881 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3674 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2706 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3934 ha per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4273 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5296 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5292 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6896 ha per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7015 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7383 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6675 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7577 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6051 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6407 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5543 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6726 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6101 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5583 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5339 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5613 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6238 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6529 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6836 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7292 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7432 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.852 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9567 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9851 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7779 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8953 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8633 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9181 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8925 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7518 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7442 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7679 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5905 ha per square kilometre | 0.4144 ha per square kilometre | 0.7604 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5551 ha per square kilometre | 0.4162 ha per square kilometre | 0.7061 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4305 ha per square kilometre | 0.3674 ha per square kilometre | 0.4992 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5705 ha per square kilometre | 0.2706 ha per square kilometre | 0.7577 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6013 ha per square kilometre | 0.5339 ha per square kilometre | 0.6726 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8404 ha per square kilometre | 0.6836 ha per square kilometre | 0.9851 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7891 ha per square kilometre | 0.7442 ha per square kilometre | 0.8925 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 115 Colombia 0.9986 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Peru 0.902 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Norway 0.7786 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Somalia 0.5637 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Central African Republic 0.5532 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Bhutan 0.53 ha per square kilometre 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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.7679 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9851 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2706 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 118th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.