Change of cereal yield vs land used in Guyana
Guyana: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 6.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.56
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
21st
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.56
in 2024
All-time low
1.53
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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% |
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 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 7.73 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 7.73 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (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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