Guyana

General information GNI per capita at PPP$, 2010: 3,460 Internal renewable water resources, 2011:  241 km3/year Incoming water flow, 2011: 0 km3/year Main food consumed, 2009: milk, rice, vegetables, wheat, starchy roots, meat, sugar, fruits Rice consumption, 2009: 81.9 kg milled rice per person per year

Production seasons   Planting Harvesting Spring Nov-Dec Mar-Apr Autumn Jun-Jul Sep-Oct

Write-up taken from the IRRI's Rice Almanac (2013):

Guyana, a small country of 214,970 km² in area and a population of 756,000 (2011), is located on the northern edge of South America, between Suriname and Venezuela. Nearly all the inhabitants live on a coastal plain, where most agriculture is concentrated. The remainder of the country consists of a rainforest belt backed by an extensive mountain range. Rice and sugarcane are the major crops; only 2.1% of the land is arable. Agriculture formed 21% of GDP and occupied 15% of the workforce in 2010.

Source: FAOSTAT database online and AQUASTAT database online, as of November 2012. *Guyana Rice Supply Chain Risk Assessment, February 2011. All ACP Agricultural Commodities Programme, ACP Group of States, European Commission.

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