Agriculture & Rural in Guyana

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Guyana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% 2025 down 97.6% 172nd
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% 2025 down 85.1% 195th
Rural population 73.5% 2025 down 0.1% 16th
Rural population growth 0.6% 2025 down 4.8% 80th
Rural population 614,522 2025 up 10.0% 146th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.7% 2025 down 69.6% 91st
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.10 billion current US$ 2025 up 92.5% 118th
Land under cereal production 165,725 hectares 2023 down 1.2% 124th
Cereal yield 6,028 kg per hectare 2023 up 22.1% 27th
Cereal production 999,000 metric tons 2023 up 20.7% 109th
Fertilizer consumption 201.44 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 24.4% 35th
Land area 211,140 sq. km 2023 up 7.3% 83rd
Agricultural land 7,200 sq. km 2023 up 0.1% 143rd
Agricultural land 3.4% 2023 down 6.6% 200th
Arable land 97,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 150th
Permanent cropland 0.1% 2023 down 3.4% 173rd
Arable land 0.5% 2023 down 6.8% 196th
Arable land 0.1174 hectares per person 2023 down 9.2% 98th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 6.7% 2025 down 24.2% 104th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 16.5% 2025 down 26.2% 94th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 12.2% 2025 down 29.3% 101st
Average precipitation in depth 2,387 mm per year 2022 unchanged 16th
Crop production index 105.61 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 63.0% 101st
Food production index 111.69 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 64.1% 77th
Livestock production index 153.54 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 69.3% 10th
Forest area 87.1% 2023 down 7.3% 6th
Forest area 183,877 sq. km 2023 down 0.5% 35th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 94.3% 2022 unchanged 10th
Surface area 214,970 sq. km 2023 unchanged 84th
Access to electricity, rural 90.5% 2024 up 7.5% 152nd