Crop yields in Guatemala
Guatemala: Crop yields was 2.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.75 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 20.1%
World rank
76th
of 126 countries
All-time high
4.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.7319 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Crop yields in Guatemala, 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 crop yields in Guatemala is 2.75 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Guatemala peaked at 4.71 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7319 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 76th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Crop yields in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7319 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.82 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9371 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9304 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9914 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.958 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8687 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 1969 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -30.2% |
| 1975 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +38.1% |
| 1980 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +27.8% |
| 1984 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +34.3% |
| 1985 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -39.4% |
| 1986 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +41.6% |
| 2002 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -35.4% |
| 2003 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 4.71 tonnes per hectare | +61.3% |
| 2023 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.75 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8 tonnes per hectare, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.75 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.75 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop yields in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +61.3% | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 4.71 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9296 tonnes per hectare | 0.7319 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 4.71 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop yields in Guatemala?
- Crop yields in Guatemala was 2.75 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 crop yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7319 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for crop yields?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.