Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guyana
Guyana: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 6.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 185 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.
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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More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.7% (2025)
- Rural population 614,522 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 73.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 165,725 hectares (2023)
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 185 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.