Coffee bean yields in Guyana
Guyana: Coffee bean yields was 0.8147 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8147 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
32nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.04 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
All-time low
0.4 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee 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 coffee bean yields in Guyana is 0.8147 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Guyana peaked at 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.4 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
That places Guyana 32nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7325 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7338 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4817 tonnes per hectare | -34.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8229 tonnes per hectare | +70.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8323 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8026 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 1968 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5407 tonnes per hectare | -47.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5557 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5743 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5653 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5622 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 0.88 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5508 tonnes per hectare | -35.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5692 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6143 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6173 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4078 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4239 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.456 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4712 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4977 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5019 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4533 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4665 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4371 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +71.6% |
| 2003 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7442 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7442 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7385 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7385 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7434 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7434 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7368 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7368 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7447 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7795 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7932 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8005 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8043 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8081 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.816 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8076 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8111 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8147 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.8147 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4513 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.8147 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6755 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +71.6% | 0.4371 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare |
| 1964 | +70.8% | 0.4817 tonnes per hectare | 0.8229 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | -47.5% | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.5407 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | -35.2% | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.5508 tonnes per hectare |
| 1963 | -34.4% | 0.7338 tonnes per hectare | 0.4817 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | -33.9% | 0.6173 tonnes per hectare | 0.4078 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7779 tonnes per hectare | 0.4817 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6378 tonnes per hectare | 0.5557 tonnes per hectare | 0.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7364 tonnes per hectare | 0.5508 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4669 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.6173 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6869 tonnes per hectare | 0.4371 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7633 tonnes per hectare | 0.7368 tonnes per hectare | 0.8043 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8115 tonnes per hectare | 0.8076 tonnes per hectare | 0.816 tonnes per hectare | 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)
- 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 coffee bean yields in Guyana?
- Coffee bean yields in Guyana was 0.8147 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Guyana rank for coffee bean yields?
- Guyana ranks 32nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee 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. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.