Guyana vs Jamaica: Corn yields
Guyana
1.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Jamaica
1.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guyana rank
140th
Jamaica rank
141st
Corn yields over time
- Guyana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1.36 tonnes per hectare against 1.34 tonnes per hectare in Jamaica, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 140th and Jamaica ranks 141st of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.9305 tonnes per hectare | 0.2094 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.0568 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.2065 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.2366 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 2000s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.09 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 2010s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.2075 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 2020s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.1894 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Guyana or Jamaica?
- Guyana, at 1.36 tonnes per hectare against 1.34 tonnes per hectare in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Guyana and Jamaica?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for corn yields?
- Guyana ranks 140th and Jamaica ranks 141st of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.