Belize vs Guyana: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Belize
2.19 percent
in 2023
Guyana
2.81 percent
in 2023
Belize rank
181st
Guyana rank
178th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Belize
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2.81 percent against 2.19 percent in Belize, a difference of 0.62 percent.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 181st and Guyana ranks 178th of 209 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 percent | 5.08 percent | 3.46 percent | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.68 percent | 4.82 percent | 3.14 percent | Guyana |
| 1980s | 2.01 percent | 3.17 percent | 1.16 percent | Guyana |
| 1990s | 2.17 percent | 3.02 percent | 0.85 percent | Guyana |
| 2000s | 2.19 percent | 3.02 percent | 0.83 percent | Guyana |
| 2010s | 2.19 percent | 3.02 percent | 0.83 percent | Guyana |
| 2020s | 2.19 percent | 2.81 percent | 0.62 percent | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Belize or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 2.81 percent against 2.19 percent in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Belize and Guyana?
- 0.62 percent, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guyana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Guyana rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Belize ranks 181st and Guyana ranks 178th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).