Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guyana
Guyana: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guyana, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guyana is 0.19, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guyana peaked at 0.19 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 2000.
That places Guyana 135th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.164 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.175 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 290.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 20.01 (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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 35.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guyana?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guyana was 0.19 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Guyana ranks 135th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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