All pulses production in Guyana
In 2024 Guyana produced 1,314 t of all pulses, the 155th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 28%. The record was 1,826 t in 2014. Area harvested: 973 ha, yield 1.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,314 t
- World rank
- 155 of 170
- 10-year change
- −28%
- Record
- 1,826 t
- 2014
All pulses in Guyana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Guyana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.4
- world 1.1 (+27%)
- kg per person
- 1.58
- world 11.9
- 10-year change
- −28%
- world +26%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | Fiji | 1,531 | 0.00% |
| 154 | Mongolia | 1,417 | 0.00% |
| 155 | Guyana | 1,314 | 0.00% |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 1,180 | 0.00% |
| 157 | Slovenia | 1,070 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of pulses
Share of the world total; Guyana is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,314 | +1.1% | 973 | 1.35 |
| 2023 | 1,300 | +1.6% | 976 | 1.33 |
| 2022 | 1,280 | −8.7% | 977 | 1.31 |
| 2021 | 1,402 | −4.8% | 981 | 1.43 |
| 2020 | 1,472 | +26% | 979 | 1.50 |
| 2019 | 1,170 | +0.4% | 975 | 1.20 |
| 2018 | 1,165 | +4.0% | 1,061 | 1.10 |
| 2017 | 1,120 | +25% | 989 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 898 | −36% | 967 | 0.93 |
| 2015 | 1,399 | −23% | 1,022 | 1.37 |
| 2014 | 1,826 | +103% | 1,092 | 1.67 |
| 2013 | 900 | 0.0% | 1,340 | 0.67 |
| 2012 | 900 | −16% | 1,340 | 0.67 |
| 2011 | 1,077 | −4.9% | 1,601 | 0.67 |
| 2010 | 1,133 | −1.7% | 1,686 | 0.67 |
| 2009 | 1,153 | −1.5% | 1,727 | 0.67 |
| 2008 | 1,170 | −1.4% | 1,762 | 0.66 |
| 2007 | 1,187 | +5.9% | 1,795 | 0.66 |
| 2006 | 1,121 | −9.7% | 1,718 | 0.65 |
| 2005 | 1,242 | +5.6% | 1,896 | 0.66 |
| 2004 | 1,176 | −6.8% | 1,824 | 0.64 |
| 2003 | 1,262 | −5.1% | 1,945 | 0.65 |
| 2002 | 1,330 | −6.5% | 2,084 | 0.64 |
| 2001 | 1,422 | +18% | 2,221 | 0.64 |
| 2000 | 1,206 | +21% | 1,700 | 0.71 |
| 1999 | 1,000 | −5.4% | 1,691 | 0.59 |
| 1998 | 1,057 | −34% | 1,784 | 0.59 |
| 1997 | 1,600 | +60% | 2,700 | 0.59 |
| 1996 | 1,000 | −14% | 1,700 | 0.59 |
| 1995 | 1,158 | −3.3% | 1,951 | 0.59 |
| 1994 | 1,197 | −7.9% | 2,014 | 0.59 |
| 1993 | 1,300 | +1.9% | 2,200 | 0.59 |
| 1992 | 1,276 | −3.0% | 2,129 | 0.60 |
| 1991 | 1,315 | −6.1% | 2,179 | 0.60 |
| 1990 | 1,400 | +7.7% | 2,250 | 0.62 |
| 1989 | 1,300 | 0.0% | 2,200 | 0.59 |
| 1988 | 1,300 | 0.0% | 2,200 | 0.59 |
| 1987 | 1,300 | −13% | 2,200 | 0.59 |
| 1986 | 1,500 | +25% | 2,500 | 0.60 |
| 1985 | 1,200 | +20% | 2,150 | 0.56 |
| 1984 | 1,000 | −12% | 2,000 | 0.50 |
| 1983 | 1,134 | +25% | 2,100 | 0.54 |
| 1982 | 907 | +11% | 1,900 | 0.48 |
| 1981 | 816 | −38% | 1,800 | 0.45 |
| 1980 | 1,315 | +0.7% | 2,600 | 0.51 |
| 1979 | 1,306 | +19% | 2,600 | 0.50 |
| 1978 | 1,100 | +1.0% | 2,300 | 0.48 |
| 1977 | 1,089 | +50% | 2,000 | 0.54 |
| 1976 | 726 | −27% | 1,140 | 0.64 |
| 1975 | 998 | +22% | 1,457 | 0.68 |
| 1974 | 816 | +230% | 1,214 | 0.67 |
| 1973 | 247 | +36% | 379 | 0.65 |
| 1972 | 181 | +4.6% | 222 | 0.82 |
| 1971 | 173 | +12% | 219 | 0.79 |
| 1970 | 154 | +25% | 162 | 0.95 |
| 1969 | 123 | +56% | 141 | 0.87 |
| 1968 | 79 | +3.9% | 123 | 0.64 |
| 1967 | 76 | −6.2% | 132 | 0.58 |
| 1966 | 81 | −10.0% | 140 | 0.58 |
| 1965 | 90 | −20% | 123 | 0.73 |
| 1964 | 112 | +84% | 167 | 0.67 |
| 1963 | 61 | +1.7% | 85 | 0.72 |
| 1962 | 60 | 0.0% | 85 | 0.71 |
| 1961 | 60 | — | 85 | 0.71 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of pulses in Guyana?
Guyana produced 1,314 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Guyana rank in the world for production of pulses?
Guyana ranked 155th of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of pulses in Guyana changed?
It fell by 28% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. The record was 1,826 t in 2014.
What is the yield of pulses in Guyana?
1.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1,314 t from 973 ha), against a world average of 1.1 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Guyana is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.

