Arable land in Guyana
Guyana: Arable land was 97,000 hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Arable land in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Guyana is 97,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Guyana peaked at 97,000 hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95,276 hectares, in 1961.
Guyana ranks 150th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95,276 hectares | 95,276 hectares | 95,276 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 95,276 hectares | 95,276 hectares | 95,276 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,276 hectares | 95,276 hectares | 95,276 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,276 hectares | 95,276 hectares | 95,276 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,396 hectares | 95,276 hectares | 97,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,000 hectares | 97,000 hectares | 97,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,000 hectares | 97,000 hectares | 97,000 hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 73.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 614,522 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 165,725 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 6,028 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 999,000 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Guyana?
- Arable land in Guyana was 97,000 hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 97,000 hectares in 2005.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,276 hectares in 1961.
- How does Guyana rank for arable land?
- Guyana ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.