Grassland organic soils — Area in Guyana
Guyana: Grassland organic soils — Area was 14,754 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Area in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Guyana is 14,754 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Guyana peaked at 14,914 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8,602 ha, in 1990.
That places Guyana 43rd 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.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Guyana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,602 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,602 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,602 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11,381 ha | +32.3% |
| 1994 | 11,376 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,550 ha | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 12,811 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 13,006 ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 13,093 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 13,474 ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 13,510 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 13,545 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 13,561 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 13,544 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14,914 ha | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 14,911 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,900 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14,868 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 14,856 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14,839 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,846 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 14,829 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 14,829 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14,798 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 14,792 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,748 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 14,748 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,748 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,758 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14,546 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 14,554 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 14,561 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14,754 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 14,754 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14,754 ha | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 14,754 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 139.27 ha, 105.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland 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 | +32.3% | 8,602 ha | 11,381 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,350 ha | 8,602 ha | 13,474 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,345 ha | 13,510 ha | 14,914 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,764 ha | 14,546 ha | 14,846 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,675 ha | 14,554 ha | 14,754 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 40 Switzerland 16,094 ha compare
- 41 Denmark 15,652 ha compare
- 42 South Africa 15,584 ha compare
- 44 Faroe Islands 12,685 ha compare
- 45 Brazil 12,609 ha compare
- 46 Sri Lanka 10,684 ha compare
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 grassland organic soils — area in Guyana?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Guyana was 14,754 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 14,914 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,602 ha in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Guyana ranks 43rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Grassland 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.