Guatemala vs Zambia: Cereal yields
Guatemala
2.24 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
2.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
115th
Zambia rank
114th
Cereal yields over time
- Guatemala
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.32 tonnes per hectare against 2.24 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Guatemala ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 114th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9175 tonnes per hectare | 0.8055 tonnes per hectare | 0.112 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.0783 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.3301 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 0.2297 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.4985 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.4654 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Guatemala or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.32 tonnes per hectare against 2.24 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Guatemala and Zambia?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Zambia rank globally for cereal yields?
- Guatemala ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 114th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.