Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Guyana
Guyana: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 6,028 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in Guyana stood at 6,028 kg per hectare. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Guyana peaked at 6,028 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,531 kg per hectare, in 1968.
That places Guyana 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,014 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2,217 kg per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 2,018 kg per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 2,011 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2,053 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 2,031 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1,898 kg per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 1,531 kg per hectare | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 1,689 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 1,887 kg per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 1,821 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 1,971 kg per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 1,821 kg per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 2,421 kg per hectare | +33.0% |
| 1975 | 2,173 kg per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 1,760 kg per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 2,578 kg per hectare | +46.4% |
| 1978 | 2,633 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2,652 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2,953 kg per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 3,116 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 3,061 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 3,222 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 3,079 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 3,262 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 3,247 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 3,189 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 3,006 kg per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 3,321 kg per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 2,980 kg per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 3,286 kg per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 3,438 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 3,258 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 3,664 kg per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 3,899 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 3,958 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 3,964 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4,003 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3,791 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 3,799 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3,948 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 4,084 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4,156 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4,217 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3,861 kg per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 4,523 kg per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 4,222 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 4,162 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 4,346 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4,165 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 4,344 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4,465 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4,937 kg per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 5,211 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 5,477 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 5,396 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5,523 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5,696 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5,831 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5,634 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5,444 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5,942 kg per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 6,028 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 6,028 kg per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,224 kg per hectare, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 6,028 kg per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,857 kg per hectare, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield (kg per hectare) 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% | 1,760 kg per hectare | 2,578 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,940 kg per hectare | 1,531 kg per hectare | 2,217 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,172 kg per hectare | 1,760 kg per hectare | 2,652 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,146 kg per hectare | 2,953 kg per hectare | 3,321 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,624 kg per hectare | 2,980 kg per hectare | 4,003 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,132 kg per hectare | 3,799 kg per hectare | 4,523 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,105 kg per hectare | 4,165 kg per hectare | 5,831 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,762 kg per hectare | 5,444 kg per hectare | 6,028 kg per hectare | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 2,507 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7351 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Guyana?
- Cereal yield in Guyana was 6,028 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6,028 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,531 kg per hectare in 1968.
- How does Guyana rank for cereal yield?
- Guyana ranks 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.