Cereal production in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cereal production was 2.33 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 87th of 185 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.6% (2025)
- Rural population 8.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 43.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.20 million hectares (2023)
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 87th out of 185 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.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.