Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guyana
Guyana: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 6.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.56 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
21st
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
1.53 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guyana, 1961–2024
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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guyana is 6.56 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guyana peaked at 6.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.53 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Guyana 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +33.0% |
| 1975 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +46.4% |
| 1978 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.94 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 5.21 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.48 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 6.56 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.11 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 6.56 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +46.4% | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guyana?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guyana was 6.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Guyana rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Guyana ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.