Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Guyana
Guyana: Ginger, raw — Area harvested was 2,644 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Guyana, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, ginger, raw — area harvested in Guyana stood at 2,644 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 428.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — area harvested in Guyana peaked at 2,800 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7 ha, in 2010.
That places Guyana 15th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 43 ha | — |
| 1998 | 43 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 42 ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 44 ha | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 44 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42 ha | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 44 ha | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 44 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45 ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 44 ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 37 ha | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 30 ha | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 16 ha | -46.7% |
| 2010 | 7 ha | -56.2% |
| 2011 | 12 ha | +71.4% |
| 2012 | 64 ha | +433.3% |
| 2013 | 160 ha | +150.0% |
| 2014 | 500 ha | +212.5% |
| 2015 | 1,500 ha | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 1,958 ha | +30.5% |
| 2017 | 2,136 ha | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 2,289 ha | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 2,664 ha | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 2,784 ha | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2,793 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,800 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,719 ha | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 2,644 ha | -2.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 2,644 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 130 ha, 20.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 2,644 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130 ha, 20.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +433.3% | 12 ha | 64 ha |
| 2014 | +212.5% | 160 ha | 500 ha |
| 2015 | +200.0% | 500 ha | 1,500 ha |
| 2013 | +150.0% | 64 ha | 160 ha |
| 2011 | +71.4% | 7 ha | 12 ha |
| 2010 | -56.2% | 16 ha | 7 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.67 ha | 42 ha | 43 ha | 3 |
| 2000s | 39 ha | 16 ha | 45 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,129 ha | 7 ha | 2,664 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,748 ha | 2,644 ha | 2,800 ha | 5 |
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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 ginger, raw — area harvested in Guyana?
- Ginger, raw — area harvested in Guyana was 2,644 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,800 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 ha in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- Guyana ranks 15th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 428.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ginger, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.