What is land area in Guyana?

Land area in Guyana was 211,140 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 211,140 sq. km in 2020.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 196,710 sq. km in 1961.

How does Guyana rank for land area?

Guyana ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Guyana data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Guyana

Name: Land area in Guyana
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guyana: Land area was 211,140 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

211,140 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

83rd

of 215 countries

All-time high

211,140 sq. km

in 2020

All-time low

196,710 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Guyana, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 211,140 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Guyana peaked at 211,140 sq. km in 2020 and was at its lowest, 196,710 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Guyana 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	9
1970s	196,780 sq. km	196,710 sq. km	196,850 sq. km	10
1980s	196,850 sq. km	196,850 sq. km	196,850 sq. km	10
1990s	196,850 sq. km	196,850 sq. km	196,850 sq. km	10
2000s	196,850 sq. km	196,850 sq. km	196,850 sq. km	10
2010s	196,850 sq. km	196,850 sq. km	196,850 sq. km	10
2020s	211,140 sq. km	211,140 sq. km	211,140 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Guyana

80 Laos 230,800 sq. km compare
81 Romania 230,080 sq. km compare
82 Ghana 227,533 sq. km compare
84 Belarus 202,983 sq. km compare
85 Uganda 200,520 sq. km compare
86 Senegal 192,530 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Guyana

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.10 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.7% (2025)
Rural population 614,522 (2025)
Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
Rural population 73.5% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.7% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 7.7% (2025)
Land under cereal production 165,725 hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Guyana?: Land area in Guyana was 211,140 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 211,140 sq. km in 2020.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 196,710 sq. km in 1961.
How does Guyana rank for land area?: Guyana ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guyana data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.