Brazil vs Guyana: Rice yields
Brazil
6.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guyana
6.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
17th
Guyana rank
18th
Rice yields over time
- Brazil
- Guyana
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.73 tonnes per hectare against 6.65 tonnes per hectare in Guyana, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Brazil ranks 17th and Guyana ranks 18th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.3965 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.7364 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 1990s | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 2000s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.5971 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 2010s | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.2091 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.7194 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Brazil or Guyana?
- Brazil, at 6.73 tonnes per hectare against 6.65 tonnes per hectare in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Brazil and Guyana?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guyana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Guyana rank globally for rice yields?
- Brazil ranks 17th and Guyana ranks 18th of 123 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 Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.