Corn yields in Guatemala
Guatemala: Corn yields was 2.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: 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
In 2024, corn yields in Guatemala stood at 2.26 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Guatemala peaked at 2.58 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8286 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 108th of 170 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 | 0.916 tonnes per hectare | 0.8286 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 yields in Guatemala?
- Corn yields in Guatemala was 2.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8286 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for corn yields?
- Guatemala ranks 108th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.