What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana?

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana was 0.2555 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 0.3377 sq. km per person in 1961.

What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2437 sq. km per person in 2019.

How does Guyana rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?

Guyana ranks 6th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Guyana data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana

Name: Land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Guyana: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.2555 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2555 sq. km per person

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

6th

of 216 countries

All-time high

0.3377 sq. km per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.2437 sq. km per person

in 2019

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana is 0.2555 sq. km per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.3377 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2437 sq. km per person, in 2019.

That places Guyana 6th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.3377 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.3303 sq. km per person	-2.2%
1963	0.3233 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1964	0.3164 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1965	0.3097 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1966	0.3033 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1967	0.297 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1968	0.2909 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1969	0.285 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1970	0.2799 sq. km per person	-1.8%
1971	0.276 sq. km per person	-1.4%
1972	0.2726 sq. km per person	-1.2%
1973	0.2694 sq. km per person	-1.2%
1974	0.2665 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1975	0.2641 sq. km per person	-0.9%
1976	0.2617 sq. km per person	-0.9%
1977	0.2595 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1978	0.2575 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1979	0.2556 sq. km per person	-0.7%
1980	0.2542 sq. km per person	-0.6%
1981	0.2535 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1982	0.2534 sq. km per person	-0.0%
1983	0.2537 sq. km per person	+0.1%
1984	0.2543 sq. km per person	+0.2%
1985	0.2552 sq. km per person	+0.3%
1986	0.2563 sq. km per person	+0.4%
1987	0.2576 sq. km per person	+0.5%
1988	0.2591 sq. km per person	+0.6%
1989	0.2608 sq. km per person	+0.6%
1990	0.2625 sq. km per person	+0.7%
1991	0.2632 sq. km per person	+0.3%
1992	0.2625 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1993	0.2614 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1994	0.2604 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1995	0.2596 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1996	0.2588 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1997	0.2582 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1998	0.2578 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1999	0.2575 sq. km per person	-0.1%
2000	0.2574 sq. km per person	-0.0%
2001	0.2575 sq. km per person	+0.0%
2002	0.2578 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2003	0.258 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2004	0.2582 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2005	0.2587 sq. km per person	+0.2%
2006	0.2594 sq. km per person	+0.3%
2007	0.2601 sq. km per person	+0.3%
2008	0.2609 sq. km per person	+0.3%
2009	0.2617 sq. km per person	+0.3%
2010	0.2627 sq. km per person	+0.4%
2011	0.2638 sq. km per person	+0.4%
2012	0.2638 sq. km per person	-0.0%
2013	0.2625 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2014	0.261 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2015	0.2594 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2016	0.2578 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2017	0.2562 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2018	0.2487 sq. km per person	-2.9%
2019	0.2437 sq. km per person	-2.0%
2020	0.2615 sq. km per person	+7.3%
2021	0.2589 sq. km per person	-1.0%
2022	0.257 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2023	0.2555 sq. km per person	-0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3104 sq. km per person	0.285 sq. km per person	0.3377 sq. km per person	9
1970s	0.2663 sq. km per person	0.2556 sq. km per person	0.2799 sq. km per person	10
1980s	0.2558 sq. km per person	0.2534 sq. km per person	0.2608 sq. km per person	10
1990s	0.2602 sq. km per person	0.2575 sq. km per person	0.2632 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.259 sq. km per person	0.2574 sq. km per person	0.2617 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.258 sq. km per person	0.2437 sq. km per person	0.2638 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.2582 sq. km per person	0.2555 sq. km per person	0.2615 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near Guyana

3 Australia 0.2885 sq. km per person compare
4 Namibia 0.2778 sq. km per person compare
5 Iceland 0.2614 sq. km per person compare
7 Suriname 0.2552 sq. km per person compare
8 Libya 0.2408 sq. km per person compare
9 Botswana 0.2285 sq. km per person compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana?: Land area (sq. km), per capita in Guyana was 0.2555 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 0.3377 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2437 sq. km per person in 2019.
How does Guyana rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Guyana ranks 6th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guyana data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total

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Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.