Crop yields in Guatemala
Guatemala: Crop yields was 2.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 125 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.6% (2025)
- Rural population 8.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 43.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.20 million hectares (2023)
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 125 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.