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 216 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 216 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 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Land area in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Guyana, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	196,710 sq. km	—
1962	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	196,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	196,850 sq. km	+0.1%
1976	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	196,850 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	211,140 sq. km	+7.3%
2021	211,140 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	211,140 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	211,140 sq. km	+0.0%

Guyana compared with similar countries

Guyana's 211,140 sq. km is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,494 sq. km, 6.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Guyana's 211,140 sq. km is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,185 sq. km, 8.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)

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 (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 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 216 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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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: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.