Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.2018 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Guyana stood at 0.2018 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.2517 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0685 ha per person, in 1990.
That places Guyana 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1822 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1665 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1324 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2387 ha per person | +80.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1876 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2117 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1764 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1968 | 0.17 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1639 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1577 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1426 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1114 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1271 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1568 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1798 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1289 ha per person | -28.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1793 ha per person | +39.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1504 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1171 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1225 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1133 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1248 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0976 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1258 ha per person | +28.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1008 ha per person | -19.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1093 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.098 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0971 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0924 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0685 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1005 ha per person | +46.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1086 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1346 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1341 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1752 ha per person | +30.6% |
| 1996 | 0.178 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1872 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1695 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1923 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1517 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1629 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.141 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1693 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1518 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1402 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1345 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1399 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1588 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1659 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1754 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1882 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1922 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2197 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2458 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2517 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1967 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2255 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.211 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2201 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2297 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1911 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1877 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1927 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2018 ha per person | +4.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2018 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 17000.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.2018 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 46.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.181 ha per person | 0.1324 ha per person | 0.2387 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1451 ha per person | 0.1114 ha per person | 0.1798 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1082 ha per person | 0.0924 ha per person | 0.1258 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1449 ha per person | 0.0685 ha per person | 0.1923 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1516 ha per person | 0.1345 ha per person | 0.1693 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2126 ha per person | 0.1754 ha per person | 0.2517 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2006 ha per person | 0.1877 ha per person | 0.2297 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Guyana?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Guyana was 0.2018 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2517 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0685 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — 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.