Cereal production in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cereal production was 2.33 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.33 million tonnes
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
88th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.33 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
571,369 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production in Guatemala stood at 2.33 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Guatemala peaked at 2.33 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 571,369 tonnes, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 88th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 571,369 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 623,498 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 666,711 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 726,280 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 729,666 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 674,105 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 691,683 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 789,024 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 818,758 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 890,371 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 861,435 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 918,221 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 930,480 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 932,236 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.07 million tonnes | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 967,390 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 975,732 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.06 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 1.11 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.08 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.17 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 1.27 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 1.24 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.15 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 1.28 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 1.40 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 1.38 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.39 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.42 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.44 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.38 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.51 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 1.45 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 1.16 million tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 953,852 tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million tonnes | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.16 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.35 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.45 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.56 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.67 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.79 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.70 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.72 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.90 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.94 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.99 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.04 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.07 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 2.05 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 2.13 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.16 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.17 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.33 million tonnes | +7.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.33 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.49 million tonnes, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.33 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 770,044 tonnes, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 699,010 tonnes | 571,369 tonnes | 818,758 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 971,250 tonnes | 861,435 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 million tonnes | 953,852 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Guatemala?
- Cereal production in Guatemala was 2.33 million tonnes 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 production recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 571,369 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for cereal production?
- Guatemala ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.