Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 9.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guatemala, 1998–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 9.7% for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guatemala peaked at 13.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2014.
Guatemala ranks 31st of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.8% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More poverty & inequality data for Guatemala
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,822 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.48 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 9.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1179 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1179 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1464 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.328 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guatemala?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guatemala was 9.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2014.
- How does Guatemala rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Guatemala ranks 31st out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.