Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Guyana
Guyana: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 115.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Guyana is 115.68, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Guyana peaked at 115.68 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.89, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 32nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.78 | — |
| 1962 | 52.95 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 46.1 | -12.9% |
| 1964 | 51.94 | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 50.7 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 51.43 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 49.68 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 45.19 | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 50.15 | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 47.52 | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 49.85 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 44.16 | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 42.71 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 50.62 | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 48.97 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 44.95 | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 49.8 | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 52.04 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 44.97 | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 46.39 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 48.15 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 46.85 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 40.87 | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 42.36 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 41.03 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 43.07 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 40.4 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 39.03 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 37.1 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 33.89 | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 40.85 | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 44.73 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 47.55 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 51.53 | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 60.22 | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 62.23 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 64.38 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 58.53 | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 63.31 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 58.42 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 61.3 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 61.06 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 66 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 65.42 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 57.04 | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 59.45 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 60.28 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.08 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.9 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 66.16 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 69.77 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 69.35 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.76 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 94.19 | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 110.9 | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 94.91 | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 103.53 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 104.42 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 103.14 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 105.71 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 94.25 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 99.76 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 105.19 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 115.68 | +10.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 115.68 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.44, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 115.68 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.31, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1 | 45.19 | 52.95 | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.56 | 42.71 | 52.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.52 | 37.1 | 48.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.72 | 33.89 | 64.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4 | 57.04 | 66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.51 | 66.16 | 110.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.12 | 94.25 | 115.68 | 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 food — gross per capita production index number in Guyana?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Guyana was 115.68 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 115.68 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.89 in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Guyana ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.