Drained organic soils — Area in Guyana

Guyana: Drained organic soils — Area was 73,874 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73,874 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 221 countries
All-time high
73,874 ha
in 2022
All-time low
34,102 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Guyana, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 34.1k ha1991: 34.1k ha1992: 34.1k ha1993: 48.2k ha1994: 48.2k ha1995: 55.5k ha1996: 59.7k ha1997: 61.3k ha1998: 61.9k ha1999: 64.4k ha2000: 64.6k ha2001: 65.1k ha2002: 65.3k ha2003: 65.2k ha2004: 73.0k ha2005: 72.9k ha2006: 72.8k ha2007: 72.6k ha2008: 72.6k ha2009: 72.5k ha2010: 72.3k ha2011: 72.2k ha2012: 71.9k ha2013: 71.9k ha2014: 71.8k ha2015: 71.6k ha2016: 71.6k ha2017: 71.6k ha2018: 71.6k ha2019: 70.4k ha2020: 70.4k ha2021: 71.6k ha2022: 73.9k ha2023: 73.9k ha2024: 73.9k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Guyana is 73,874 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Guyana peaked at 73,874 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34,102 ha, in 1990.

That places Guyana 41st out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Guyana, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 34,102 ha —
1991 34,102 ha +0.0%
1992 34,102 ha +0.0%
1993 48,195 ha +41.3%
1994 48,170 ha -0.1%
1995 55,474 ha +15.2%
1996 59,709 ha +7.6%
1997 61,267 ha +2.6%
1998 61,889 ha +1.0%
1999 64,426 ha +4.1%
2000 64,646 ha +0.3%
2001 65,095 ha +0.7%
2002 65,268 ha +0.3%
2003 65,188 ha -0.1%
2004 73,009 ha +12.0%
2005 72,917 ha -0.1%
2006 72,781 ha -0.2%
2007 72,620 ha -0.2%
2008 72,577 ha -0.1%
2009 72,543 ha -0.0%
2010 72,334 ha -0.3%
2011 72,208 ha -0.2%
2012 71,928 ha -0.4%
2013 71,894 ha -0.0%
2014 71,789 ha -0.1%
2015 71,595 ha -0.3%
2016 71,612 ha +0.0%
2017 71,595 ha -0.0%
2018 71,618 ha +0.0%
2019 70,363 ha -1.8%
2020 70,376 ha +0.0%
2021 71,590 ha +1.7%
2022 73,874 ha +3.2%
2023 73,874 ha +0.0%
2024 73,874 ha +0.0%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 73,874 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 114.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Drained 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +41.3% 34,102 ha 48,195 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50,144 ha 34,102 ha 64,426 ha 10
2000s 69,664 ha 64,646 ha 73,009 ha 10
2010s 71,694 ha 70,363 ha 72,334 ha 10
2020s 72,718 ha 70,376 ha 73,874 ha 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 38 India 100,547 ha compare
  2. 39 Madagascar 94,647 ha compare
  3. 40 Denmark 85,378 ha compare
  4. 42 Burundi 68,925 ha compare
  5. 43 Nepal 64,253 ha compare
  6. 44 Congo 61,771 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Guyana?
Drained organic soils — area in Guyana was 73,874 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 73,874 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 34,102 ha in 1990.
How does Guyana rank for drained organic soils — area?
Guyana ranks 41st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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