Cocoa bean yields in Guyana
Guyana: Cocoa bean yields was 0.4151 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4151 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
30th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.4298 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.0357 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa bean yields in Guyana is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Guyana peaked at 0.4298 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0357 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Guyana 30th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cocoa bean yields in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0371 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.0357 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0363 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0357 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0367 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0363 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0366 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0364 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0377 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0388 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0399 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0371 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare | +49.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0548 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0538 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0538 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0538 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0563 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | +361.8% |
| 1991 | 0.277 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2839 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2906 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2973 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3038 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3103 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3166 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3228 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3349 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3409 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3468 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3526 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.358 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3628 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3676 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3724 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3772 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.382 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3868 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3916 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4019 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4091 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4071 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4108 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.409 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4153 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4213 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4258 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4298 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4064 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4204 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4187 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4151 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.4151 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +361.8% | 0.0563 tonnes per hectare | 0.26 tonnes per hectare |
| 1973 | +49.9% | 0.0371 tonnes per hectare | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0365 tonnes per hectare | 0.0357 tonnes per hectare | 0.0377 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0493 tonnes per hectare | 0.0371 tonnes per hectare | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0537 tonnes per hectare | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | 0.0563 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2991 tonnes per hectare | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3595 tonnes per hectare | 0.3349 tonnes per hectare | 0.382 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4079 tonnes per hectare | 0.3868 tonnes per hectare | 0.4258 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4181 tonnes per hectare | 0.4064 tonnes per hectare | 0.4298 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 27 Indonesia 0.4562 tonnes per hectare compare
- 28 El Salvador 0.4227 tonnes per hectare compare
- 29 Belize 0.4221 tonnes per hectare compare
- 31 Tonga 0.4 tonnes per hectare compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 0.3962 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 Solomon Islands 0.3905 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cocoa bean yields in Guyana?
- Cocoa bean yields in Guyana was 0.4151 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocoa bean yields recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4298 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0357 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Guyana rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Guyana ranks 30th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.