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Total agricultural land use per person in Guyana

Guyana: Total agricultural land use per person was 1.35 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.35
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
31st
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.38
in 1960
All-time low
0.7937
in 1830
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Total agricultural land use per person in Guyana, 1000–2025

11.522.5100015122025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total agricultural land use per person in Guyana is 1.35, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Guyana peaked at 2.38 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7937, in 1830.

That places Guyana 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Total agricultural land use per person in Guyana, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.9552 —
1100 0.931 -2.5%
1200 0.9053 -2.8%
1300 0.8782 -3.0%
1400 0.8492 -3.3%
1500 0.8181 -3.7%
1600 0.8817 +7.8%
1700 0.8451 -4.2%
1710 0.8415 -0.4%
1720 0.8377 -0.4%
1730 0.834 -0.5%
1740 0.8301 -0.5%
1750 0.8263 -0.5%
1760 0.8224 -0.5%
1770 0.8184 -0.5%
1780 0.8144 -0.5%
1790 0.8104 -0.5%
1800 0.8063 -0.5%
1810 0.8021 -0.5%
1820 0.7979 -0.5%
1830 0.7937 -0.5%
1840 0.9158 +15.4%
1850 1.04 +13.3%
1860 1.16 +11.8%
1870 1.28 +10.5%
1880 1.4 +9.5%
1890 1.53 +8.7%
1900 1.65 +8.0%
1910 1.77 +7.4%
1920 1.89 +6.9%
1930 2.01 +6.4%
1940 2.13 +6.0%
1950 2.26 +5.7%
1951 2.27 +0.5%
1952 2.28 +0.5%
1953 2.29 +0.5%
1954 2.3 +0.5%
1955 2.32 +0.5%
1956 2.33 +0.5%
1957 2.34 +0.5%
1958 2.35 +0.5%
1959 2.36 +0.5%
1960 2.38 +0.5%
1961 2.31 -3.0%
1962 2.24 -2.8%
1963 2.18 -2.6%
1964 2.13 -2.4%
1965 2.08 -2.2%
1966 2.05 -1.5%
1967 2.02 -1.7%
1968 1.99 -1.4%
1969 1.96 -1.4%
1970 1.94 -0.9%
1971 1.92 -1.2%
1972 1.9 -0.9%
1973 1.89 -0.9%
1974 1.86 -1.1%
1975 1.85 -0.9%
1976 1.76 -4.6%
1977 1.68 -4.7%
1978 1.6 -4.8%
1979 1.52 -4.7%
1980 1.45 -4.6%
1981 1.39 -4.5%
1982 1.33 -4.4%
1983 1.27 -4.4%
1984 1.28 +1.0%
1985 1.29 +0.8%
1986 1.31 +1.2%
1987 1.32 +1.1%
1988 1.34 +1.1%
1989 1.35 +1.1%
1990 1.36 +0.5%
1991 1.36 +0.1%
1992 1.35 -0.3%
1993 1.35 -0.5%
1994 1.34 -0.5%
1995 1.34 -0.0%
1996 1.34 +0.2%
1997 1.35 +0.4%
1998 1.35 +0.5%
1999 1.36 +0.5%
2000 1.37 +0.5%
2001 1.38 +0.5%
2002 1.38 +0.2%
2003 1.38 +0.2%
2004 1.38 +0.2%
2005 1.39 +0.3%
2006 1.39 +0.2%
2007 1.39 +0.2%
2008 1.4 +0.2%
2009 1.4 +0.1%
2010 1.4 -0.1%
2011 1.39 -0.4%
2012 1.39 -0.4%
2013 1.38 -0.4%
2014 1.38 -0.4%
2015 1.37 -0.4%
2016 1.37 -0.4%
2017 1.36 -0.4%
2018 1.36 -0.4%
2019 1.35 -0.4%
2020 1.35 -0.4%
2021 1.35 +0.1%
2022 1.35 +0.0%
2023 1.35 +0.0%
2024 1.35 +0.0%
2025 1.35 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.9552 0.9552 0.9552 1
1100s 0.931 0.931 0.931 1
1200s 0.9053 0.9053 0.9053 1
1300s 0.8782 0.8782 0.8782 1
1400s 0.8492 0.8492 0.8492 1
1500s 0.8181 0.8181 0.8181 1
1600s 0.8817 0.8817 0.8817 1
1700s 0.8451 0.8451 0.8451 1
1710s 0.8415 0.8415 0.8415 1
1720s 0.8377 0.8377 0.8377 1
1730s 0.834 0.834 0.834 1
1740s 0.8301 0.8301 0.8301 1
1750s 0.8263 0.8263 0.8263 1
1760s 0.8224 0.8224 0.8224 1
1770s 0.8184 0.8184 0.8184 1
1780s 0.8144 0.8144 0.8144 1
1790s 0.8104 0.8104 0.8104 1
1800s 0.8063 0.8063 0.8063 1
1810s 0.8021 0.8021 0.8021 1
1820s 0.7979 0.7979 0.7979 1
1830s 0.7937 0.7937 0.7937 1
1840s 0.9158 0.9158 0.9158 1
1850s 1.04 1.04 1.04 1
1860s 1.16 1.16 1.16 1
1870s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1880s 1.4 1.4 1.4 1
1890s 1.53 1.53 1.53 1
1900s 1.65 1.65 1.65 1
1910s 1.77 1.77 1.77 1
1920s 1.89 1.89 1.89 1
1930s 2.01 2.01 2.01 1
1940s 2.13 2.13 2.13 1
1950s 2.31 2.26 2.36 10
1960s 2.13 1.96 2.38 10
1970s 1.79 1.52 1.94 10
1980s 1.33 1.27 1.45 10
1990s 1.35 1.34 1.36 10
2000s 1.39 1.37 1.4 10
2010s 1.37 1.35 1.4 10
2020s 1.35 1.35 1.35 6

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 28 Canada 1.42 compare
  2. 29 Madagascar 1.42 compare
  3. 30 Guinea 1.4 compare
  4. 32 Mozambique 1.29 compare
  5. 33 Angola 1.29 compare
  6. 34 Eritrea 1.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total agricultural land use per person in Guyana?
Total agricultural land use per person in Guyana was 1.35 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 1960.
What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7937 in 1830.
How does Guyana rank for total agricultural land use per person?
Guyana ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total agricultural land use per person
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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