Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1997–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.001 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.0091 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Guyana 89th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +145.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +145.2% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Guyana rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.