China vs Guyana: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
China
6.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guyana
6.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
24th
Guyana rank
21st
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time
- China
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 6.56 tonnes per hectare against 6.49 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
China ranks 24th and Guyana ranks 21st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.2702 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 1970s | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.2669 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.5319 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.9986 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8337 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.4236 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production, China or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 6.56 tonnes per hectare against 6.49 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between China and Guyana?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Guyana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Guyana rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- China ranks 24th and Guyana ranks 21st of 186 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. 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.