Change of cereal yield vs land used in Guyana
Guyana: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 6.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 6.56 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Guyana peaked at 6.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.53, in 1968.
Guyana ranks 21st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.01 | — |
| 1962 | 2.22 | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 2.02 | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 2.01 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.05 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.03 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.9 | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 1.53 | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 1.69 | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 1.89 | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 1.82 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.97 | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 1.82 | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 2.42 | +33.0% |
| 1975 | 2.17 | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 1.76 | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 2.58 | +46.4% |
| 1978 | 2.63 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.65 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.95 | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 3.12 | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 3.06 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 3.22 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 3.08 | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 3.26 | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 3.25 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 3.19 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 3.01 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 3.32 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 2.98 | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 3.29 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 3.44 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.26 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 3.66 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 3.9 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 3.96 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.96 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.79 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 3.8 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.95 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.08 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.16 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.22 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.86 | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 4.52 | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 4.22 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 4.16 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.35 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.17 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.34 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.47 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.94 | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 5.21 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.48 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.52 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.83 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.63 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.44 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.94 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 6.23 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 6.56 | +5.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 6.56 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.11, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 6.56 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 2.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 | 1.53 | 2.22 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.17 | 1.76 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.15 | 2.95 | 3.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.62 | 2.98 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 | 3.8 | 4.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 4.17 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 | 5.44 | 6.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0667 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5382 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.25 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Guyana?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Guyana was 6.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 in 1968.
- How does Guyana rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Guyana ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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