Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Guyana
Guyana: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 175 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Guyana, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 175 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Guyana peaked at 175 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 50, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 50th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 93 | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 76 | -18.3% |
| 1964 | 139 | +82.9% |
| 1965 | 112 | -19.4% |
| 1966 | 129 | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 110 | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 108 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 106 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 104 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 96 | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 76 | -20.8% |
| 1973 | 88 | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 109 | +23.9% |
| 1975 | 128 | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 93 | -27.3% |
| 1977 | 129 | +38.7% |
| 1978 | 109 | -15.5% |
| 1979 | 85 | -22.0% |
| 1980 | 89 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 83 | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 91 | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 71 | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 91 | +28.2% |
| 1985 | 73 | -19.8% |
| 1986 | 79 | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 72 | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 50 | -25.4% |
| 1991 | 72 | +44.0% |
| 1992 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 97 | +24.4% |
| 1994 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 126 | +29.9% |
| 1996 | 128 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 135 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 122 | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 139 | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 111 | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 117 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 102 | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 123 | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 112 | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 102 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 98 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 103 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 114 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 120 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 125 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 134 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 136 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 156 | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 175 | +12.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 175 is above the median for high income countries, which is 80, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 175 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.11 | 76 | 139 | 9 |
| 1970s | 101.7 | 76 | 129 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.7 | 67 | 91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.4 | 50 | 139 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.2 | 98 | 123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.2 | 125 | 175 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Guyana?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Guyana was 175 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 175 in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Guyana ranks 50th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).