Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Guyana
Guyana: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 170,633 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Guyana is 170,633 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Guyana peaked at 193,922 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53,262 ha, in 1990.
That places Guyana 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 107,461 ha | — |
| 1962 | 100,060 ha | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 81,519 ha | -18.5% |
| 1964 | 149,581 ha | +83.5% |
| 1965 | 120,530 ha | -19.4% |
| 1966 | 138,360 ha | +14.8% |
| 1967 | 117,929 ha | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 115,822 ha | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 114,202 ha | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 112,100 ha | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 102,990 ha | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 81,867 ha | -20.5% |
| 1973 | 94,625 ha | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 116,977 ha | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 137,035 ha | +17.1% |
| 1976 | 99,685 ha | -27.3% |
| 1977 | 139,000 ha | +39.4% |
| 1978 | 116,700 ha | -16.0% |
| 1979 | 91,316 ha | -21.8% |
| 1980 | 95,974 ha | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 88,770 ha | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 97,691 ha | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 76,616 ha | -21.6% |
| 1984 | 98,266 ha | +28.3% |
| 1985 | 78,879 ha | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 85,292 ha | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 77,242 ha | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 76,389 ha | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 72,330 ha | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 53,262 ha | -26.4% |
| 1991 | 77,434 ha | +45.4% |
| 1992 | 84,117 ha | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 104,256 ha | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 104,178 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 135,749 ha | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 138,082 ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 145,325 ha | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 131,394 ha | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 149,153 ha | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 119,122 ha | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 126,115 ha | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 109,123 ha | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 132,400 ha | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 120,100 ha | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 109,900 ha | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 105,100 ha | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 110,500 ha | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 122,800 ha | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 128,530 ha | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 134,570 ha | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 143,537 ha | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 146,308 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 167,711 ha | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 188,322 ha | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 193,922 ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 153,129 ha | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 176,231 ha | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 169,939 ha | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 180,732 ha | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 188,433 ha | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 158,730 ha | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 157,127 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 162,130 ha | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 170,633 ha | +5.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 170,633 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 61% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 170,633 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 170,633 ha, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116,163 ha | 81,519 ha | 149,581 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 109,230 ha | 81,867 ha | 139,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 84,745 ha | 72,330 ha | 98,266 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 112,295 ha | 53,262 ha | 149,153 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,369 ha | 105,100 ha | 132,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,440 ha | 134,570 ha | 193,922 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,411 ha | 157,127 ha | 188,433 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 117 Saudi Arabia 230,134 ha compare
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 224,321 ha compare
- 119 Portugal 191,630 ha compare
- 121 Cuba 158,289 ha compare
- 122 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 153,500 ha compare
- 123 North Macedonia 149,249 ha 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 in Guyana?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Guyana was 170,633 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 193,922 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,262 ha in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Guyana ranks 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.