Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 6.03 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 6.03 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Guyana peaked at 6.03 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.53 kg per hectare, in 1968.
Guyana ranks 27th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.01 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.22 kg per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 2.02 kg per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 2.01 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.05 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.03 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.9 kg per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 1.53 kg per hectare | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 1.69 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 1.89 kg per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 1.82 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.97 kg per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 1.82 kg per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 2.42 kg per hectare | +33.0% |
| 1975 | 2.17 kg per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 1.76 kg per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 2.58 kg per hectare | +46.4% |
| 1978 | 2.63 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.65 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.95 kg per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 3.12 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 3.06 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 3.22 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 3.08 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 3.26 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 3.25 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 3.19 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 3.01 kg per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 3.32 kg per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 2.98 kg per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 3.29 kg per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 3.44 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.26 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 3.66 kg per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 3.9 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 3.96 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.96 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.79 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 3.8 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.95 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.08 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.16 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.22 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.86 kg per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 4.52 kg per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 4.22 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 4.16 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.35 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.17 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.34 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.47 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.94 kg per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 5.21 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.48 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.52 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.83 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.63 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.44 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.94 kg per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 6.03 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 6.03 kg per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 kg per hectare, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 6.03 kg per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.86 kg per hectare, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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 kg per hectare | 2.58 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 kg per hectare | 1.53 kg per hectare | 2.22 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.17 kg per hectare | 1.76 kg per hectare | 2.65 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.15 kg per hectare | 2.95 kg per hectare | 3.32 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.62 kg per hectare | 2.98 kg per hectare | 4 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 kg per hectare | 3.8 kg per hectare | 4.52 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 kg per hectare | 4.17 kg per hectare | 5.83 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.76 kg per hectare | 5.44 kg per hectare | 6.03 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- 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 vs. gdp per capita in Guyana?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Guyana was 6.03 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.03 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 kg per hectare in 1968.
- How does Guyana rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Guyana ranks 27th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.