Wheat yields in Guatemala
Guatemala: Wheat yields was 2.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat yields in Guatemala stood at 2.75 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Guatemala peaked at 4.71 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7319 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 76th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9296 tonnes per hectare | 0.7319 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 4.71 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 wheat yields in Guatemala?
- Wheat yields in Guatemala was 2.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7319 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for wheat yields?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.