What is land area in hectares in Guyana?

Land area in hectares in Guyana was 21.11 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 21.11 million hectares in 2020.

What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 19.67 million hectares in 1961.

How does Guyana rank for land area in hectares?

Guyana ranks 85th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Guyana data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in hectares in Guyana

Name: Land area in hectares in Guyana
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guyana: Land area in hectares was 21.11 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

21.11 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

85th

of 238 countries

All-time high

21.11 million hectares

in 2020

All-time low

19.67 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in hectares in Guyana, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in hectares in Guyana stood at 21.11 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Guyana peaked at 21.11 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.67 million hectares, in 1961.

Guyana ranks 85th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Land area in hectares in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Land area in hectares in Guyana, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	19.67 million hectares	—
1962	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1963	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1964	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1965	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1966	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1968	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1970	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1971	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1972	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1973	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1974	19.67 million hectares	+0.0%
1975	19.68 million hectares	+0.1%
1976	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1977	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1978	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1979	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1980	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1981	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1982	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1983	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1984	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1986	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1987	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1988	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1989	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1990	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1991	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1992	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1993	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1994	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1995	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1996	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1997	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1998	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1999	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2000	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2001	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2002	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2003	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2004	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2005	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2006	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2007	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2008	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2009	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2010	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2011	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2012	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2013	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2014	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2015	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2016	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2017	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2018	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2019	19.68 million hectares	+0.0%
2020	21.11 million hectares	+7.3%
2021	21.11 million hectares	+0.0%
2022	21.11 million hectares	+0.0%
2023	21.11 million hectares	+0.0%

Guyana compared with similar countries

Guyana's 21.11 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million hectares, 6.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Guyana's 21.11 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.52 million hectares, 8.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	19.67 million hectares	19.67 million hectares	19.67 million hectares	9
1970s	19.68 million hectares	19.67 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	10
1980s	19.68 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	10
1990s	19.68 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	10
2000s	19.68 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	10
2010s	19.68 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	10
2020s	21.11 million hectares	21.11 million hectares	21.11 million hectares	4

Countries ranked near Guyana

82 Laos 23.08 million hectares compare
83 Romania 23.01 million hectares compare
84 Ghana 22.75 million hectares compare
86 Belarus 20.30 million hectares compare
87 Uganda 20.05 million hectares compare
88 Senegal 19.25 million hectares compare

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More reference data data for Guyana

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Guyana?: Land area in hectares in Guyana was 21.11 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 21.11 million hectares in 2020.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 19.67 million hectares in 1961.
How does Guyana rank for land area in hectares?: Guyana ranks 85th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guyana data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area in hectares
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.