Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita was 0.1772 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Guyana is 0.1772 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.1772 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0171 t per person, in 1980.
That places Guyana 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0549 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0662 t per person | +20.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0531 t per person | -19.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0606 t per person | +14.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0525 t per person | -13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.035 t per person | -33.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0281 t per person | -19.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0293 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0348 t per person | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0366 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0372 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.038 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0389 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0301 t per person | -22.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0313 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0289 t per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0323 t per person | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0288 t per person | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0236 t per person | -18.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0171 t per person | -27.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0206 t per person | +20.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0245 t per person | +18.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0322 t per person | +31.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0328 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0429 t per person | +30.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0391 t per person | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0406 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0409 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0448 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0384 t per person | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 0.055 t per person | +43.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0537 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0519 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0519 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0663 t per person | +27.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0675 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0814 t per person | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 0.063 t per person | -22.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0666 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.095 t per person | +42.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0762 t per person | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0605 t per person | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0675 t per person | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0635 t per person | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0554 t per person | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0581 t per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0561 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0348 t per person | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0389 t per person | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0416 t per person | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0297 t per person | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0354 t per person | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0387 t per person | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0969 t per person | +150.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1471 t per person | +51.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1479 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1199 t per person | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1228 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1272 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1323 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1462 t per person | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1605 t per person | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1635 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1772 t per person | +8.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.1772 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.034 t per person, 5.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.1772 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0351 t per person, 5.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +150.6% | 0.0387 t per person | 0.0969 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0461 t per person | 0.0281 t per person | 0.0662 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0326 t per person | 0.0236 t per person | 0.0389 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0335 t per person | 0.0171 t per person | 0.0448 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0596 t per person | 0.0384 t per person | 0.0814 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0606 t per person | 0.0348 t per person | 0.095 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0907 t per person | 0.0297 t per person | 0.1479 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1559 t per person | 0.1323 t per person | 0.1772 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Guyana?
- Roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Guyana was 0.1772 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1772 t per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0171 t per person in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.