Cropland organic soils — Area in Guyana
Guyana: Cropland organic soils — Area was 59,120 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland organic soils — area in Guyana stood at 59,120 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Guyana peaked at 59,120 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25,500 ha, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 35th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,500 ha | — |
| 1991 | 25,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36,814 ha | +44.4% |
| 1994 | 36,794 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 42,924 ha | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 46,898 ha | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 48,262 ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 48,796 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 50,952 ha | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 51,136 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 51,550 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 51,707 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 51,644 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 58,094 ha | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 58,006 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 57,881 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 57,751 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 57,721 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 57,704 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 57,487 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 57,379 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 57,099 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 57,096 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 56,996 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 56,847 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 56,864 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56,847 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 56,860 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55,817 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 55,822 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57,029 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 59,120 ha | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 59,120 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59,120 ha | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 59,120 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.64 ha, 874.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland organic soils — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +44.4% | 25,500 ha | 36,814 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,794 ha | 25,500 ha | 50,952 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,320 ha | 51,136 ha | 58,094 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,929 ha | 55,817 ha | 57,487 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,042 ha | 55,822 ha | 59,120 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More climate change data for Guyana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 466.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,013 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 121.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 891.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4587 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Guyana?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Guyana was 59,120 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 59,120 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,500 ha in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Guyana ranks 35th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.