Corn yields in Guatemala
Guatemala: Corn yields was 2.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.26 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 25.5%
World rank
109th
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
All-time low
0.8286 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 109th of 171 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.
Corn yields in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8286 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8748 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8561 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9212 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9554 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9026 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.871 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.998 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1969 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +37.4% |
| 1974 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1976 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 1981 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.26 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.18 tonnes per hectare, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.26 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.08 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
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 109th out of 171 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.