Rice — Yield in French Guiana

French Guiana: Rice — Yield was 1,706 kg/ha in 2006. ▲ Rising

Latest (2006)
1,706 kg/ha
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
96th
of 114 countries
All-time high
4,272 kg/ha
in 1991
All-time low
800 kg/ha
in 1980
Years of data
46
1961–2006

Rice — Yield in French Guiana, 1961–2006

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2006, rice — yield in French Guiana stood at 1,706 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — yield in French Guiana peaked at 4,272 kg/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 800 kg/ha, in 1980.

That places French Guiana 96th out of 114 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Rice — Yield in French Guiana, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Yield in French Guiana, 1961 to 2006.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 1,878 kg/ha —
1962 2,000 kg/ha +6.5%
1963 1,500 kg/ha -25.0%
1964 1,556 kg/ha +3.7%
1965 1,667 kg/ha +7.1%
1966 1,529 kg/ha -8.2%
1967 2,250 kg/ha +47.1%
1968 2,000 kg/ha -11.1%
1969 2,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1970 1,500 kg/ha -25.0%
1971 1,333 kg/ha -11.1%
1972 960 kg/ha -28.0%
1973 1,000 kg/ha +4.2%
1974 1,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1975 1,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1976 1,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1977 1,000 kg/ha +0.0%
1978 1,523 kg/ha +52.3%
1979 1,231 kg/ha -19.2%
1980 800 kg/ha -35.0%
1981 1,078 kg/ha +34.8%
1982 1,011 kg/ha -6.2%
1983 2,566 kg/ha +153.7%
1984 3,209 kg/ha +25.1%
1985 3,802 kg/ha +18.5%
1986 3,360 kg/ha -11.6%
1987 4,090 kg/ha +21.7%
1988 3,942 kg/ha -3.6%
1989 4,083 kg/ha +3.6%
1990 4,242 kg/ha +3.9%
1991 4,272 kg/ha +0.7%
1992 3,295 kg/ha -22.9%
1993 3,733 kg/ha +13.3%
1994 3,260 kg/ha -12.7%
1995 3,159 kg/ha -3.1%
1996 3,479 kg/ha +10.1%
1997 3,366 kg/ha -3.3%
1998 2,775 kg/ha -17.6%
1999 2,609 kg/ha -6.0%
2000 2,234 kg/ha -14.4%
2001 3,802 kg/ha +70.2%
2002 2,711 kg/ha -28.7%
2003 3,904 kg/ha +44.0%
2004 2,881 kg/ha -26.2%
2005 1,990 kg/ha -30.9%
2006 1,706 kg/ha -14.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Yield in French Guiana 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.

YearChange FromTo
1983 +153.7% 1,011 kg/ha 2,566 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,820 kg/ha 1,500 kg/ha 2,250 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,155 kg/ha 960 kg/ha 1,523 kg/ha 10
1980s 2,794 kg/ha 800 kg/ha 4,090 kg/ha 10
1990s 3,419 kg/ha 2,609 kg/ha 4,272 kg/ha 10
2000s 2,747 kg/ha 1,706 kg/ha 3,904 kg/ha 7

Countries ranked near French Guiana

  1. 93 Algeria 1,899 kg/ha compare
  2. 94 Solomon Islands 1,866 kg/ha compare
  3. 95 Togo 1,739 kg/ha compare
  4. 97 Malawi 1,586 kg/ha compare
  5. 98 Guinea 1,512 kg/ha compare
  6. 99 Guinea-Bissau 1,447 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — yield in French Guiana?
Rice — yield in French Guiana was 1,706 kg/ha in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — yield recorded in French Guiana?
The highest recorded value was 4,272 kg/ha in 1991.
What is the lowest rice — yield recorded in French Guiana?
The lowest recorded value was 800 kg/ha in 1980.
How does French Guiana rank for rice — yield?
French Guiana ranks 96th out of 114 countries with data for 2006.
Is rice — yield rising or falling in French Guiana?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this French Guiana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,291 data points, 1961–2024
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