Corn: Yield gap in Guyana
Guyana: Corn: Yield gap was 2.24 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Guyana, 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
Guyana recorded 2.24 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Guyana peaked at 2.6 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.88 tonnes per hectare, in 2007.
Guyana ranks 55th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Corn: Yield gap in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 2.24 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.19 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 2.24 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -27.6% | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Guyana?
- Corn: yield gap in Guyana was 2.24 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- How does Guyana rank for corn: yield gap?
- Guyana ranks 55th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana 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.