Yields of important staple crops in Guatemala
Guatemala: Yields of important staple crops was 2.75 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
2.75
Change on year
down 20.1%
World rank
76th
of 126 countries
All-time high
4.71
in 2022
All-time low
0.7319
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961β2024
Yields of important staple crops in Guatemala, 1961β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.75 for yields of important staple crops in 2024.
The figure is down 20.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Guatemala peaked at 4.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7319, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 76th out of 126 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 | 0.7319 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 | 1.46 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 | 1.96 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 | 1.91 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 | 2.02 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 | 2.62 | 4.71 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture share gdp 9.55 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.55 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 43.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8.17 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas β Production 2.84 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Guatemala?
- Yields of important staple crops in Guatemala was 2.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7319 in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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