Sugar cane yields in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sugar cane yields was 104.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane yields in Guatemala, 1961–2024
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 2024, sugar cane yields in Guatemala stood at 104.75 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Guatemala peaked at 129.05 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51.79 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 4th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.24 tonnes per hectare | 51.79 tonnes per hectare | 73.65 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.44 tonnes per hectare | 67.31 tonnes per hectare | 108.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.09 tonnes per hectare | 79.09 tonnes per hectare | 105.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.43 tonnes per hectare | 85.74 tonnes per hectare | 114.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.15 tonnes per hectare | 90.95 tonnes per hectare | 108.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.13 tonnes per hectare | 83.94 tonnes per hectare | 129.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.35 tonnes per hectare | 99.47 tonnes per hectare | 107.69 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.6% (2025)
- Rural population 8.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 43.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.20 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Guatemala?
- Sugar cane yields in Guatemala was 104.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 129.05 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.79 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for sugar cane yields?
- Guatemala ranks 4th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.