Sugar cane yields in Guyana
Guyana: Sugar cane yields was 52.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
52.29 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
62nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
90.48 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
All-time low
44.64 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Guyana, 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
The most recent figure for sugar cane yields in Guyana is 52.29 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Guyana peaked at 90.48 tonnes per hectare in 1962 and was at its lowest, 44.64 tonnes per hectare, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 62nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82.92 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 90.48 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 88.36 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 78.88 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 79.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 80.7 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 82.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 81.82 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 81.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 86.56 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 77.34 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 68.64 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 72.89 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 73.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 88.29 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 74.51 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1977 | 65.15 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 73.34 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 70.55 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 77.59 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 62.37 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 60.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 75.45 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 67.27 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 84.72 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 1986 | 71.59 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 71.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 69.07 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 68.68 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 69.88 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 73.36 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 72.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 70.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 76.7 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 70.63 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 66.25 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 67.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 72.59 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 61.31 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 71.06 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 89.13 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 80.54 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 74.29 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 64.23 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 70.17 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 78.07 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 56.34 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 57.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 66.32 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 62.58 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 55.31 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 53.54 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 55.66 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 57.95 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 53.46 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 49 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 58.66 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 63 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 64.68 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 54.54 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 44.64 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 54.62 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 52.29 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 52.29 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.56 tonnes per hectare, 94% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 52.29 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83 tonnes per hectare | 78.88 tonnes per hectare | 90.48 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.06 tonnes per hectare | 65.15 tonnes per hectare | 88.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.87 tonnes per hectare | 60.34 tonnes per hectare | 84.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.74 tonnes per hectare | 66.25 tonnes per hectare | 76.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.24 tonnes per hectare | 56.34 tonnes per hectare | 89.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.55 tonnes per hectare | 49 tonnes per hectare | 66.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.15 tonnes per hectare | 44.64 tonnes per hectare | 64.68 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sugar cane yields in Guyana?
- Sugar cane yields in Guyana was 52.29 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.48 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.64 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for sugar cane yields?
- Guyana ranks 62nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.