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
246196119922024

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

Indicator
Rice yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 7,162 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.