Pea yields in Guyana
Guyana: Pea yields was 0.588 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.588 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9506 tonnes per hectare
in 1970
All-time low
0.4533 tonnes per hectare
in 1981
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pea yields in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: 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 0.588 tonnes per hectare for pea yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Guyana peaked at 0.9506 tonnes per hectare in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.4533 tonnes per hectare, in 1981.
Guyana ranks 92nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pea yields in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7176 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6707 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7317 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5786 tonnes per hectare | -20.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5758 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6423 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8723 tonnes per hectare | +35.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9506 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.79 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8153 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6517 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6722 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.685 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6368 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5445 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5023 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5058 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4533 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4774 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.54 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5581 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6032 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5995 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5945 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5938 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5926 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5925 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5916 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5896 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5889 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5875 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5881 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5881 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5883 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5883 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5883 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5878 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5881 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.588 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 tonnes per hectare, 27% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.588 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28 tonnes per hectare, 46% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +35.8% | 0.6423 tonnes per hectare | 0.8723 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.689 tonnes per hectare | 0.5758 tonnes per hectare | 0.8723 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6727 tonnes per hectare | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | 0.9506 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5407 tonnes per hectare | 0.4533 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5969 tonnes per hectare | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5883 tonnes per hectare | 0.5875 tonnes per hectare | 0.5896 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5881 tonnes per hectare | 0.5878 tonnes per hectare | 0.5883 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pea yields in Guyana?
- Pea yields in Guyana was 0.588 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pea yields recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9506 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4533 tonnes per hectare in 1981.
- How does Guyana rank for pea yields?
- Guyana ranks 92nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pea yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.