How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
163rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9946 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.061 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.9946 metric tons per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.061 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Guyana 163rd out of 215 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.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.061 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0625 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0707 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0813 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0844 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0885 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0788 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0895 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0966 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1201 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1022 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1065 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1621 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1828 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1793 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1602 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1666 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1666 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.226 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5975 metric tons per square kilometre | +164.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9946 metric tons per square kilometre | +66.5% |
| 1986 | 0.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 1987 | 0.419 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4244 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2151 metric tons per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2517 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2535 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2276 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2328 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2401 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2524 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2615 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2803 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3302 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3051 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.309 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2938 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3257 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3113 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2898 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2995 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3341 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3402 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3701 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3371 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.367 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.375 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4037 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3713 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2964 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2239 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3081 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2693 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2073 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1964 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1677 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1826 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +164.4% | 0.226 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5975 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.072 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.061 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0844 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.1206 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0788 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1828 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.385 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1602 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9946 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2276 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3302 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3178 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2898 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3701 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3159 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2073 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4037 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1839 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1677 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1964 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 160 Puerto Rico 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 161 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 162 Suriname 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 164 Kuwait 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 165 Congo 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 166 Brazil 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9946 metric tons per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.061 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Guyana rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
How have things changed? 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.