Cassava yields in French Guiana
French Guiana: Cassava yields was 5.57 tonnes per hectare in 2006. ▼ Falling
Cassava yields in French Guiana, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava yields in French Guiana is 5.57 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2006. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in French Guiana peaked at 16.88 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.57 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
French Guiana ranks 82nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.73 tonnes per hectare | 8.52 tonnes per hectare | 11.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.22 tonnes per hectare | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 16.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 79 Comoros 5.99 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Nigeria 5.84 tonnes per hectare compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 5.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 83 Sao Tome and Principe 5.52 tonnes per hectare compare
- 84 Puerto Rico 5.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 85 Gabon 5.28 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for French Guiana
- Milk per animal 694.31 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Agricultural land use 42,004 hectares (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 42,004 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 64.53 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Fertilizer use per capita 3.08 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 46.4% (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 171.53 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 1,060 tonnes (2023)
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 0.7826 (2019)
- Agricultural land use per person 0.136 hectares per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in French Guiana?
- Cassava yields in French Guiana was 5.57 tonnes per hectare in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cassava yields recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.88 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.57 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does French Guiana rank for cassava yields?
- French Guiana ranks 82nd out of 101 countries with data for 2006.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.