Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Guyana stood at 0.0035 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0061 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.001 ha per person, in 1982.
That places Guyana 93rd out of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0023 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 ha per person | -32.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.002 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 ha per person | -34.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 ha per person | +147.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.004 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 ha per person | -43.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.001 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 1982 | 0.001 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 ha per person | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 ha per person | +76.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 1991 | 0.003 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 ha per person | +44.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 ha per person | -48.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 ha per person | +125.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 ha per person | +37.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 0.004 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 ha per person | +53.8% |
| 2008 | 0.004 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 0.005 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 ha per person | -0.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0035 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0035 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +147.5% | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person |
| 2003 | +125.0% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 90 Madagascar 0.0045 ha per person compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 0.0042 ha per person compare
- 92 New Zealand 0.0041 ha per person compare
- 94 Sri Lanka 0.0033 ha per person compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0.0032 ha per person compare
- 96 Bangladesh 0.0029 ha per person 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Guyana?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Guyana was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 ha per person in 1982.
- How does Guyana rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 93rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.