Corn: Yield gap in Guatemala
Guatemala: Corn: Yield gap was 3.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 3.2 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Guatemala peaked at 3.68 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.88 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
That places Guatemala 28th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 26 Malawi 3.4 tonnes per hectare compare
- 27 Iran 3.36 tonnes per hectare compare
- 29 Madagascar 3.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 30 Mozambique 3.18 tonnes per hectare compare
- 31 Bolivia 3.1 tonnes per hectare compare
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 corn: yield gap in Guatemala?
- Corn: yield gap in Guatemala was 3.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for corn: yield gap?
- Guatemala ranks 28th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.