FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Guyana

According to FAOSTAT, Guyana produced 1.1 million t of cereals, 247,022 t of vegetables, 385,322 t of fruit, 87,418 t of meat and 21,089 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were rice (1.1 million t), sugar cane (320,978 t) and plantains (140,584 t).

Products recorded: 71
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 2; products
Year: 2024

Guyana ranks second or third in the world for natural gums.

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in papayas (+1426%), followed by pineapples (+727%).

Livestock numbers: 98,851 cattle, 9,566 pigs, 132,162 sheep and 82,529 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All cereals	1,119,800	106	0.04%	+14%
All fruit	385,322	116	0.04%	+266%
All sugar crops	320,978	94	0.01%	−89%
All vegetables	247,022	117	0.02%	+157%
All roots and tubers	147,238	131	0.02%	+102%
All meat	87,418	132	0.02%	+170%
All citrus fruit	36,277	81	0.02%	+400%
All milk	21,089	148	0%	−11%
All eggs	2,350	141	0%	+105%
All pulses	1,314	155	0%	−28%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Rice (paddy)	1,115,800	40	0.14%	+14%
Sugar cane	320,978	66	0.02%	−89%
Plantains	140,584	23	0.32%	+202%
Cassava	99,453	52	0.03%	+129%
Papayas	89,449	19	0.61%	+1,426%
Pumpkins and squash	88,104	44	0.25%	+436%
Chicken meat	81,678	90	0.06%	+187%
Raw sugar	60,204	85	0.03%	−68%
Eggplants	51,280	35	0.09%	+407%
Coconuts, in shell	41,324	37	0.06%	+95%
Pineapples	39,231	42	0.13%	+727%
Ginger	32,070	13	0.66%	+442%
Watermelons	30,777	81	0.03%	+111%
Beer	30,186	125	0.02%	+76%
Tomatoes	28,454	107	0.02%	+90%
Molasses	27,375	79	0.04%	−62%
Oranges	26,889	67	0.04%	+525%
Sweet potatoes	22,066	63	0.02%	+75%
Bananas	21,136	78	0.02%	+78%
Cow milk	21,089	144	0%	−11%
Okra	19,152	28	0.14%	+53%
Chillies and peppers, green	16,675	74	0.04%	+27%
Onions, dry	15,817	109	0.01%	+1,252%
Cabbages	13,346	103	0.02%	+80%
Other starchy roots and tubers	12,924	33	0.13%	−12%
Taro	11,015	30	0.06%	+888%
Mangoes and guavas	9,064	62	0.01%	+224%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	8,758	42	0.04%	+4.3%
Other beans, green	8,107	49	0.03%	−24%
Lemons and limes	7,391	60	0.03%	+808%
Avocados	6,836	45	0.06%	+1,085%
Maize	4,000	138	0%	0.0%
Cucumbers	3,490	100	0%	−51%
Beef (cattle meat)	3,256	147	0%	+22%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	2,597	153	0%	−2.3%
Cherries	2,476	48	0.08%	+23%
Hen eggs	2,350	141	0%	+105%
Margarine and shortening	2,147	83	0.02%	−7.4%
Yams	1,779	47	0%	+46%
Pork (pig meat)	1,647	132	0%	+294%
Grapefruit and pomelos	1,164	59	0.01%	−4.7%
Other citrus fruit, n.e.c.	833	46	0.01%	−9.9%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	729	124	0%	+5.3%
Broad beans and horse beans, dry	682	52	0.01%	−40%
Sheep meat	567	134	0%	+2.2%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	508	120	0.01%	+22%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	508	120	0.01%	+22%
Coconut oil	494	44	0.02%	−55%
Cocoa beans	488	38	0.01%	+3.8%
Peas, dry	487	87	0%	−7.9%
Natural gums (balata, chicle)	480	3	2.01%	+9.1%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	474	45	0.01%	+629%
Pepper (black, white)	338	32	0.04%	−11%
Goat meat	270	122	0%	−1.5%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	250	97	0%	−24%
Coffee, green	151	64	0%	−64%
Cow peas, dry	145	40	0%	−8.8%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	136	105	0.01%	+2.3%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	136	108	0.01%	+2.3%
Fat of pigs	114	104	0%	+293%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	101	111	0%	+7.4%
Honey	90	112	0%	+4.7%
Cattle fat, unrendered	85	123	0%	+23%
Tea, packed	74	100	0%	—
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	63	106	0%	−1.6%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	58	114	0%	+287%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	55	107	0%	0.0%
Sheep fat, unrendered	28	108	0%	0.0%
Goat fat, unrendered	11	107	0%	0.0%
Cashewapple	5	4	0%	0.0%
Buttermilk, dry	4	127	0%	—

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	41,500,000	70	0.15%	+69%
Sheep	132,162	129	0.01%	+0.1%
Cattle	98,851	147	0.01%	−13%
Goats	82,529	126	0.01%	+0.5%
Pigs	9,566	149	0%	−24%
Bees	4,352	89	0%	+2.6%
Horses	2,340	113	0%	−2.5%
Asses	967	94	0%	−4.3%
Mules and hinnies	144	57	0%	−7.1%

Guyana among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Guyana, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Guyana had 831,087 inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Rice (paddy)	1,343	100	13.4×
Sugar cane	386	238	1.6×
Plantains	169	5.46	31.0×
Cassava	120	41.9	2.9×
Papayas	108	1.80	59.9×
Pumpkins and squash	106	4.24	25.0×
Chicken meat	98.3	15.7	6.3×
Raw sugar	72.4	23.0	3.2×
Eggplants	61.7	7.05	8.8×
Coconuts, in shell	49.7	8.03	6.2×
Pineapples	47.2	3.60	13.1×
Ginger	38.6	0.60	64.4×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Guyana reported exports of 51 and imports of 115 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	21,206	USD 14.9 m	0.70	32 of 111
Coconuts, in shell	6,510	USD 4.2 m	0.64	13 of 93
Rice	7,154	USD 3.2 m	0.44	17 of 86
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	186	USD 816,000	4.39	82 of 148
Margarine and shortening	203	USD 683,000	3.36	78 of 117
Natural honey	2	USD 541,000	270.50	108 of 122
Watermelons	195	USD 376,000	1.93	83 of 113
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	473	USD 308,000	0.65	61 of 122
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw	93	USD 264,000	2.84	64 of 124
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens	324	USD 232,000	0.72	50 of 107

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Wheat	50,731	USD 25.4 m	0.50	127 of 176
Hen eggs in shell, fresh	2,564	USD 22.6 m	8.83	65 of 184
Maize (corn)	56,606	USD 21.6 m	0.38	99 of 190
Cheese from whole cow milk	3,327	USD 16.4 m	4.92	90 of 192
Beer of barley, malted	17,454	USD 16.4 m	0.94	80 of 192
Whole milk powder	3,631	USD 14.5 m	3.99	68 of 190
Skim milk and whey powder	2,049	USD 12.2 m	5.94	91 of 192
Potatoes	12,264	USD 9.7 m	0.79	91 of 183
Green garlic	2,873	USD 5.9 m	2.05	77 of 182
Soya bean oil	4,182	USD 4.2 m	0.99	95 of 184

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Guyana?

By volume, the largest products of Guyana in 2024 were rice (paddy) (1.1 million t), sugar cane (320,978 t), plantains (140,584 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Guyana the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 3rd, for natural gums (balata, chicle).

How much rice (paddy) does Guyana produce per person?

About 1,343 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 100 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Guyana export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 14.9 m), coconuts, in shell (USD 4.2 m), rice (USD 3.2 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Guyana import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wheat (USD 25.4 m), hen eggs in shell, fresh (USD 22.6 m), maize (corn) (USD 21.6 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.