Sugar cane production in Guyana

Guyana: Sugar cane production was 320,978 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
320,978 tonnes
Change on year
down 52.7%
World rank
70th
of 110 countries
All-time high
4.31 million tonnes
in 1971
All-time low
320,978 tonnes
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar cane production in Guyana, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 67 Jamaica 428,896 tonnes compare
  2. 68 Morocco 366,460 tonnes compare
  3. 69 Guinea 321,921 tonnes compare
  4. 71 Chad 307,701 tonnes compare
  5. 72 Papua New Guinea 306,330 tonnes compare
  6. 73 Liberia 279,690 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 110 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Sugar cane production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 6,454 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.