Rice yields in French Guiana
French Guiana: Rice yields was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
1.71 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
105th
of 124 countries
All-time high
4.27 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
All-time low
0.8 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
Years of data
46
1961–2006
Rice yields in French Guiana, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2006, rice yields in French Guiana stood at 1.71 tonnes per hectare.
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 yields in French Guiana peaked at 4.27 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
French Guiana ranks 105th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Rice yields in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1964 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +47.1% |
| 1968 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1971 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.96 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1973 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +52.3% |
| 1979 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -35.0% |
| 1981 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +34.8% |
| 1982 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | +153.7% |
| 1984 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 1985 | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1988 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 4.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1993 | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | +70.2% |
| 2002 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +44.0% |
| 2004 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -30.9% |
| 2006 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice yields 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +153.7% | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.96 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 4.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 102 Solomon Islands 1.87 tonnes per hectare compare
- 103 Micronesia (country) 1.83 tonnes per hectare compare
- 104 Togo 1.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 106 Malawi 1.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 107 Guinea 1.51 tonnes per hectare compare
- 108 Guinea-Bissau 1.45 tonnes per hectare compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in French Guiana?
- Rice yields in French Guiana was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does French Guiana rank for rice yields?
- French Guiana ranks 105th out of 124 countries with data for 2006.
- Is rice yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice 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.