Sugar cane — Production in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sugar cane — Production was 22.91 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Production in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane — production in Guatemala stood at 22.91 million t.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — production in Guatemala peaked at 33.87 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million t, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 12th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar cane — Production in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.53 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.97 million t | +28.7% |
| 1963 | 2.02 million t | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 2.16 million t | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 2.12 million t | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 2.53 million t | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 2.68 million t | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 2.29 million t | -14.6% |
| 1969 | 2.66 million t | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 2.63 million t | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 2.79 million t | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 3.27 million t | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 4.01 million t | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 4.42 million t | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 5.09 million t | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 6.84 million t | +34.4% |
| 1977 | 6.60 million t | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 5.36 million t | -18.8% |
| 1979 | 4.83 million t | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 5.70 million t | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 6.30 million t | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 7.42 million t | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 6.50 million t | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 6.56 million t | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 6.58 million t | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 7.00 million t | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 6.87 million t | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 7.57 million t | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 7.62 million t | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 9.60 million t | +26.1% |
| 1991 | 10.80 million t | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 11.31 million t | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 11.74 million t | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 11.86 million t | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.44 million t | +30.2% |
| 1996 | 15.58 million t | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 17.69 million t | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 18.19 million t | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 17.01 million t | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 16.55 million t | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 16.93 million t | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 17.49 million t | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 17.40 million t | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 20.00 million t | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 18.01 million t | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 17.63 million t | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 20.31 million t | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 20.31 million t | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.53 million t | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 22.31 million t | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 20.59 million t | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 24.29 million t | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 26.91 million t | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 33.24 million t | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 33.87 million t | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 33.53 million t | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 25.95 million t | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 27.67 million t | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 29.87 million t | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 27.67 million t | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 25.53 million t | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 25.85 million t | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 23.97 million t | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 22.91 million t | -4.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 22.91 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66 million t, 4.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 22.91 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.67 million t, 13.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 million t | 1.53 million t | 2.68 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.58 million t | 2.63 million t | 6.84 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.81 million t | 5.70 million t | 7.62 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.92 million t | 9.60 million t | 18.19 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.62 million t | 16.55 million t | 21.53 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.82 million t | 20.59 million t | 33.87 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.18 million t | 22.91 million t | 27.67 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 9 Colombia 31.86 million t compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 3.34 million t compare
- 10 Australia 29.86 million t compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.51 million t compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 29.86 million t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.64 million t compare
- 12 Melanesia 1.64 million t compare
- 13 Philippines 18.69 million t compare
- 13 Polynesia 3,584 t compare
- 14 South Africa 16.74 million t compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t compare
- 15 Egypt 13.31 million t 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 sugar cane — production in Guatemala?
- Sugar cane — production in Guatemala was 22.91 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — production recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 33.87 million t in 2015.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — production recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million t in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for sugar cane — production?
- Guatemala ranks 12th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — production rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar cane — Production. 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.