Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana
Guyana: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 6,028 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 6,028 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana peaked at 6,028 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,980 kg per hectare, in 1990.
That places Guyana 27th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,624 kg per hectare | 2,980 kg per hectare | 4,003 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,132 kg per hectare | 3,799 kg per hectare | 4,523 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,105 kg per hectare | 4,165 kg per hectare | 5,831 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,762 kg per hectare | 5,444 kg per hectare | 6,028 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Guyana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.427 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1339 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1339 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1578 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.9% (2023)
- Population living in slums 11.3% (2022)
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana was 6,028 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6,028 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,980 kg per hectare in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Guyana ranks 27th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.