Sugar cane production in Guyana
Guyana: Sugar cane production was 320,978 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane production in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane production in Guyana stood at 320,978 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.7% on the previous year and down 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Guyana peaked at 4.31 million tonnes in 1971 and was at its lowest, 320,978 tonnes, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 70th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.58 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.83 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.39 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.06 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 3.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 3.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 749,457 tonnes | 320,978 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane production in Guyana?
- Sugar cane production in Guyana was 320,978 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane production recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.31 million tonnes in 1971.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,978 tonnes in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for sugar cane production?
- Guyana ranks 70th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.7%. 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 Sugar cane production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.