Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Guyana
Guyana: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 7.53 million 1000 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Guyana, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 7.53 million 1000 SLC for sweet potatoes — gross production value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 643.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Guyana peaked at 7.53 million 1000 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100,088 1000 SLC, in 2011.
Guyana ranks 29th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Guyana, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 210,231 1000 SLC | — |
| 1998 | 213,482 1000 SLC | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 216,012 1000 SLC | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 215,073 1000 SLC | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 158,127 1000 SLC | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 113,245 1000 SLC | -28.4% |
| 2003 | 171,896 1000 SLC | +51.8% |
| 2004 | 170,199 1000 SLC | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 165,565 1000 SLC | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 167,447 1000 SLC | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 163,828 1000 SLC | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 189,631 1000 SLC | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 177,087 1000 SLC | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 206,860 1000 SLC | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 100,088 1000 SLC | -51.6% |
| 2012 | 228,997 1000 SLC | +128.8% |
| 2013 | 171,713 1000 SLC | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million 1000 SLC | +490.1% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million 1000 SLC | +93.6% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million 1000 SLC | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million 1000 SLC | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million 1000 SLC | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 1.89 million 1000 SLC | +63.8% |
| 2020 | 1.45 million 1000 SLC | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 3.84 million 1000 SLC | +165.2% |
| 2022 | 5.23 million 1000 SLC | +36.2% |
| 2023 | 6.03 million 1000 SLC | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 7.53 million 1000 SLC | +24.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 7.53 million 1000 SLC is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,542 1000 SLC, 273.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 7.53 million 1000 SLC is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 322,532 1000 SLC, 23.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 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 | +490.1% | 171,713 1000 SLC | 1.01 million 1000 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 213,242 1000 SLC | 210,231 1000 SLC | 216,012 1000 SLC | 3 |
| 2000s | 169,210 1000 SLC | 113,245 1000 SLC | 215,073 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 982,677 1000 SLC | 100,088 1000 SLC | 1.96 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.82 million 1000 SLC | 1.45 million 1000 SLC | 7.53 million 1000 SLC | 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 sweet potatoes — gross production value in Guyana?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Guyana was 7.53 million 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 million 1000 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,088 1000 SLC in 2011.
- How does Guyana rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Guyana ranks 29th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 643.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (current thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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