Corn yields in Guyana
Guyana: Corn yields was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Guyana, 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 Guyana stood at 1.36 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Guyana peaked at 3.04 tonnes per hectare in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7778 tonnes per hectare, in 1984.
That places Guyana 140th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.9214 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.9292 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.7% (2025)
- Rural population 614,522 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 73.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 165,725 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Guyana?
- Corn yields in Guyana was 1.36 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7778 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- How does Guyana rank for corn yields?
- Guyana ranks 140th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.