Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0139 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana is 0.0139 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.0234 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 ha per square kilometre, in 1982.
Guyana ranks 126th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1965 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1971 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | +149.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +75.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | +124.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0139 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0139 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +149.8% | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +124.9% | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 123 Niger 0.0242 ha per square kilometre compare
- 124 Fiji 0.0184 ha per square kilometre compare
- 125 New Caledonia 0.0166 ha per square kilometre compare
- 127 Puerto Rico 0.0135 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 United Arab Emirates 0.0132 ha per square kilometre compare
- 129 Sudan 0.0127 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Guyana?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.0139 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0234 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 ha per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Guyana rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 126th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.