All sugar crops production in Guyana
In 2024 Guyana produced 320,978 t of all sugar crops, the 94th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 89%. The record was 4.3 million t in 1971. Area harvested: 6,139 ha, yield 52.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 320,978 t
- World rank
- 94 of 137
- 10-year change
- −89%
- Record
- 4.3 million t
- 1971
All sugar crops in Guyana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Guyana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.13% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 52.3
- world 70.9 (−26%)
- kg per person
- 386
- world 274
- 10-year change
- −89%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Jamaica | 428,896 | 0.02% |
| 93 | Guinea | 321,921 | 0.01% |
| 94 | Guyana | 320,978 | 0.01% |
| 95 | Chad | 307,701 | 0.01% |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 306,330 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
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 | 320,978 | −53% | 6,139 | 52.29 |
| 2023 | 678,480 | −3.1% | 12,422 | 54.62 |
| 2022 | 700,149 | −16% | 15,686 | 44.64 |
| 2021 | 830,526 | −32% | 15,228 | 54.54 |
| 2020 | 1,217,154 | +8.8% | 18,818 | 64.68 |
| 2019 | 1,119,149 | −7.9% | 17,763 | 63.00 |
| 2018 | 1,214,495 | −35% | 20,704 | 58.66 |
| 2017 | 1,859,037 | −21% | 37,939 | 49.00 |
| 2016 | 2,366,995 | −16% | 44,273 | 53.46 |
| 2015 | 2,815,616 | −0.8% | 48,583 | 57.95 |
| 2014 | 2,836,896 | +15% | 50,965 | 55.66 |
| 2013 | 2,461,079 | −9.2% | 45,963 | 53.54 |
| 2012 | 2,710,243 | −15% | 49,002 | 55.31 |
| 2011 | 3,195,690 | +16% | 51,068 | 62.58 |
| 2010 | 2,762,262 | −0.1% | 41,648 | 66.32 |
| 2009 | 2,766,000 | −0.0% | 48,300 | 57.27 |
| 2008 | 2,766,500 | −11% | 49,100 | 56.34 |
| 2007 | 3,099,200 | +4.2% | 39,700 | 78.07 |
| 2006 | 2,975,000 | −1.0% | 42,400 | 70.17 |
| 2005 | 3,005,800 | −20% | 46,800 | 64.23 |
| 2004 | 3,744,200 | +11% | 50,400 | 74.29 |
| 2003 | 3,382,500 | −8.8% | 42,000 | 80.54 |
| 2002 | 3,708,000 | +18% | 41,600 | 89.13 |
| 2001 | 3,141,000 | +16% | 44,200 | 71.06 |
| 2000 | 2,709,700 | −16% | 44,200 | 61.31 |
| 1999 | 3,244,600 | +9.4% | 44,700 | 72.59 |
| 1998 | 2,966,000 | −3.5% | 44,265 | 67.01 |
| 1997 | 3,073,524 | −4.6% | 46,396 | 66.25 |
| 1996 | 3,221,892 | +0.4% | 45,617 | 70.63 |
| 1995 | 3,209,253 | +1.9% | 41,840 | 76.70 |
| 1994 | 3,148,895 | +3.0% | 44,494 | 70.77 |
| 1993 | 3,056,000 | −0.8% | 42,000 | 72.76 |
| 1992 | 3,081,000 | +5.0% | 42,000 | 73.36 |
| 1991 | 2,935,000 | +8.7% | 42,000 | 69.88 |
| 1990 | 2,700,000 | +6.3% | 40,000 | 67.50 |
| 1989 | 2,541,000 | −14% | 37,000 | 68.68 |
| 1988 | 2,970,000 | −5.7% | 43,000 | 69.07 |
| 1987 | 3,150,000 | −6.4% | 44,000 | 71.59 |
| 1986 | 3,364,825 | +2.9% | 47,000 | 71.59 |
| 1985 | 3,270,290 | +1.8% | 38,602 | 84.72 |
| 1984 | 3,213,380 | −7.7% | 47,766 | 67.27 |
| 1983 | 3,481,130 | −11% | 46,141 | 75.45 |
| 1982 | 3,906,700 | −6.8% | 64,749 | 60.34 |
| 1981 | 4,192,220 | +9.4% | 67,217 | 62.37 |
| 1980 | 3,830,510 | −2.6% | 49,371 | 77.59 |
| 1979 | 3,934,150 | −8.2% | 55,765 | 70.55 |
| 1978 | 4,285,700 | +30% | 58,436 | 73.34 |
| 1977 | 3,290,885 | −19% | 50,510 | 65.15 |
| 1976 | 4,039,353 | +11% | 54,211 | 74.51 |
| 1975 | 3,631,668 | −11% | 41,132 | 88.29 |
| 1974 | 4,094,519 | +24% | 55,846 | 73.32 |
| 1973 | 3,303,727 | −8.8% | 45,324 | 72.89 |
| 1972 | 3,622,903 | −16% | 52,778 | 68.64 |
| 1971 | 4,310,606 | +15% | 55,736 | 77.34 |
| 1970 | 3,754,447 | −10% | 43,374 | 86.56 |
| 1969 | 4,178,422 | +17% | 51,002 | 81.93 |
| 1968 | 3,557,703 | −7.1% | 43,482 | 81.82 |
| 1967 | 3,830,614 | +13% | 46,659 | 82.10 |
| 1966 | 3,388,798 | −2.0% | 41,994 | 80.70 |
| 1965 | 3,459,687 | +14% | 43,343 | 79.82 |
| 1964 | 3,038,191 | −12% | 38,519 | 78.88 |
| 1963 | 3,468,923 | −5.5% | 39,260 | 88.36 |
| 1962 | 3,670,000 | +1.4% | 40,563 | 90.48 |
| 1961 | 3,618,829 | — | 43,641 | 82.92 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Guyana?
Guyana produced 320,978 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Guyana rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Guyana ranked 94th of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Guyana changed?
It fell by 89% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 4.3 million t in 1971.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Guyana?
52.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (320,978 t from 6,139 ha), against a world average of 70.9 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.