Cereal yields in French Guiana
French Guiana: Cereal yields was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2006. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in French Guiana, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2006, cereal yields in French Guiana stood at 1.7 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in French Guiana peaked at 5.25 tonnes per hectare in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.8 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
That places French Guiana 138th out of 185 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More agriculture & rural data for French Guiana
- Milk per animal 694.31 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Agricultural land use 42,004 hectares (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 42,004 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 64.53 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Fertilizer use per capita 3.08 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 46.4% (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 171.53 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 1,060 tonnes (2023)
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 0.7826 (2019)
- Agricultural area over the long-term 42,246 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in French Guiana?
- Cereal yields in French Guiana was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does French Guiana rank for cereal yields?
- French Guiana ranks 138th out of 185 countries with data for 2006.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.