Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Guyana

Guyana: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.3499 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3499 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.3709 ha per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
0.1732 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.173 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.173 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.173 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.245 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.245 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.282 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.303 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.311 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.314 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.327 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.328 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.331 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.332 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.331 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.371 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.37 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.37 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.369 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.369 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.369 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.367 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.367 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.365 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.365 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.365 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.364 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.364 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.364 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.364 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.357 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.333 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.339 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.35 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.35 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 0.3499 ha per square kilometre for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.3709 ha per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1732 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Guyana 37th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1732 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.1732 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.1732 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.2448 ha per square kilometre +41.3%
1994 0.2447 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1995 0.2818 ha per square kilometre +15.2%
1996 0.3033 ha per square kilometre +7.6%
1997 0.3112 ha per square kilometre +2.6%
1998 0.3144 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
1999 0.3273 ha per square kilometre +4.1%
2000 0.3284 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2001 0.3307 ha per square kilometre +0.7%
2002 0.3316 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2003 0.3312 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2004 0.3709 ha per square kilometre +12.0%
2005 0.3704 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2006 0.3697 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2007 0.3689 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2008 0.3687 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2009 0.3685 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2010 0.3675 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2011 0.3668 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2012 0.3654 ha per square kilometre -0.4%
2013 0.3652 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2014 0.3647 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2015 0.3637 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2016 0.3638 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.3637 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2018 0.3638 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.3574 ha per square kilometre -1.8%
2020 0.3333 ha per square kilometre -6.8%
2021 0.3391 ha per square kilometre +1.7%
2022 0.3499 ha per square kilometre +3.2%
2023 0.3499 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 0.3499 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0245 ha per square kilometre, 14.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Drained organic soils — Area, 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +41.3% 0.1732 ha per square kilometre 0.2448 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2547 ha per square kilometre 0.1732 ha per square kilometre 0.3273 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.3539 ha per square kilometre 0.3284 ha per square kilometre 0.3709 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.3642 ha per square kilometre 0.3574 ha per square kilometre 0.3675 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.343 ha per square kilometre 0.3333 ha per square kilometre 0.3499 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 34 Iceland 0.3736 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 35 Bulgaria 0.3589 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 36 Greece 0.3559 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 38 Slovenia 0.3063 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 39 Belgium 0.2628 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 40 Panama 0.1957 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Guyana?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.3499 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 0.3709 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1732 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Guyana rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Guyana ranks 37th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Area 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.

Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Area 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.