Oil yields by crop type in Guyana
Guyana: Oil yields by crop type was 0.0188 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Oil yields by crop type in Guyana, 1985–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil yields by crop type in Guyana is 0.0188 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in Guyana peaked at 0.3318 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
Guyana ranks 49th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Oil yields by crop type in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0817 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1986 | 0.2327 tonnes per hectare | +184.8% |
| 1987 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2553 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3318 tonnes per hectare | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3001 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2609 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.224 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1754 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1106 tonnes per hectare | -36.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1538 tonnes per hectare | +39.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1378 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1433 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1205 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.156 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1382 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1355 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1489 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1428 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1904 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1486 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1445 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1051 tonnes per hectare | -27.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1995 tonnes per hectare | +89.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1699 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2142 tonnes per hectare | +26.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0075 tonnes per hectare | -96.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0189 tonnes per hectare | +151.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0188 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0188 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1559 tonnes per hectare, 12% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0188 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2121 tonnes per hectare, 9% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil yields by crop type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +184.8% | 0.0817 tonnes per hectare | 0.2327 tonnes per hectare |
| 2022 | +151.6% | 0.0075 tonnes per hectare | 0.0189 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2149 tonnes per hectare | 0.0817 tonnes per hectare | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.215 tonnes per hectare | 0.1106 tonnes per hectare | 0.3318 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1469 tonnes per hectare | 0.1205 tonnes per hectare | 0.1904 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1722 tonnes per hectare | 0.1051 tonnes per hectare | 0.2142 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0151 tonnes per hectare | 0.0075 tonnes per hectare | 0.0189 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.0438 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 9.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in Guyana?
- Oil yields by crop type in Guyana was 0.0188 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3318 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does Guyana rank for oil yields by crop type?
- Guyana ranks 49th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average amount of coconut oil produced per hectare of coconut crops harvested. Note that this calculates the oil yield per hectare, which is different from the yield of the total crop, because not all of the crop can be used for oil.