Corn yields in Guyana
Guyana: Corn yields was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.36 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
141st
of 171 countries
All-time high
3.04 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
All-time low
0.7778 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 141st out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9848 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9407 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9214 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +35.6% |
| 1969 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1972 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 1975 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9292 tonnes per hectare | -51.4% |
| 1977 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 1979 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8662 tonnes per hectare | -41.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8831 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9067 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1988 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +35.8% |
| 1991 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | +164.7% |
| 1998 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -48.4% |
| 1999 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +71.7% |
| 2008 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.36 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.57 tonnes per hectare, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.36 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.08 tonnes per hectare, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +164.7% | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare |
| 2007 | +71.7% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 141st out of 171 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.