Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in Guatemala
Guatemala: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield was 620.4 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in Guatemala, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 620.4 kg/ha for pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Guatemala peaked at 1,077 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 276.9 kg/ha, in 1989.
Guatemala ranks 31st of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 461.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1986 | 1,077 kg/ha | +133.3% |
| 1987 | 461.5 kg/ha | -57.1% |
| 1988 | 461.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 276.9 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 449.9 kg/ha | +62.5% |
| 1991 | 589.5 kg/ha | +31.0% |
| 1992 | 592.1 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 594.6 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 597.1 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 603.3 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 610.9 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 621.2 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 613.4 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 615.4 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 615.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 619 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 618.4 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 619.5 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 619.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 618.9 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 615.4 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 616.1 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 614.8 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 611.8 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 608.7 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 625 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 625 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 600 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 607.1 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 616.7 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 620.1 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 621 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 621 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 620.3 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 620.2 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 620.6 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 620.1 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 620.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 620.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 620.4 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,412 kg/ha, 26% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 620.4 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,899 kg/ha, 21% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +133.3% | 461.5 kg/ha | 1,077 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +62.5% | 276.9 kg/ha | 449.9 kg/ha |
| 1987 | -57.1% | 1,077 kg/ha | 461.5 kg/ha |
| 1989 | -40.0% | 461.5 kg/ha | 276.9 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +31.0% | 449.9 kg/ha | 589.5 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 547.66 kg/ha | 276.9 kg/ha | 1,077 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 588.74 kg/ha | 449.9 kg/ha | 621.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 616.9 kg/ha | 611.8 kg/ha | 619.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 616.49 kg/ha | 600 kg/ha | 625 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 620.32 kg/ha | 620.1 kg/ha | 620.6 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 28 Ethiopia PDR 666.7 kg/ha compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 649.2 kg/ha compare
- 30 Ethiopia 627.2 kg/ha compare
- 32 Samoa 614.9 kg/ha compare
- 33 Madagascar 573.8 kg/ha compare
- 34 Philippines 524.6 kg/ha compare
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 pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Guatemala?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Guatemala was 620.4 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1,077 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 276.9 kg/ha in 1989.
- How does Guatemala rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield?
- Guatemala ranks 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.