Agriculture
The agriculture sector in Guatemala contributes 23 percent of
the GDP and employs an estimated 58.1 percent of labor, as stated in the GDP/Employment
by Sector of Origin table. The primary food crops produced are bananas, barley,
cocoa beans, coconuts, coffee, maize, potatoes, rice, soybeans, sugar cane and
wheat. The primary meat products are beef and veal, chicken, horse, lamb and
pork. The largest (in value terms) agricultural exports in 1998 were coffee,
sugar, bananas, prepared food and crude organic materials. The total value of
agricultural exports in 1998 was $1,647.6 million, while the total value of
agricultural imports in 1998 was $651.1 million.
Guatemala
Key Sectors
Agriculture/Food: Production of Primary Crops
(Metric Tons)
|
Product |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
BANANAS |
230 |
230 |
230 |
230 |
230 |
|
BARLEY |
850 |
850 |
850 |
850 |
850 |
|
COCOA BEANS |
2,461 |
2,530 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
|
COCONUTS |
16,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
|
COFFEE, GREEN |
213,188 |
248,460 |
235,020 |
293,520 |
295,200 |
|
MAIZE |
1,046,795 |
860,936 |
1,068,779 |
1,109,121 |
1,109,121 |
|
POTATOES |
57,040 |
57,040 |
71,926 |
75,523 |
75,523 |
|
RICE, PADDY |
21,358 |
21,942 |
30,692 |
38,689 |
38,689 |
|
SOYBEANS |
43,497 |
48,300 |
48,000 |
51,000 |
50,000 |
|
SUGAR BEETS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SUGAR CANE |
15,582,930 |
17,687,010 |
18,189,380 |
16,350,000 |
17,150,000 |
|
WHEAT |
23,690 |
23,000 |
5,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
|
TOTAL PRODUCTION |
17,008,039 |
18,966,298 |
19,668,377 |
17,940,433 |
18,741,113 |
|
GROWTH RATE (%) |
- |
11.5% |
3.7% |
-8.8% |
4.5% |
|
Sources: |
UN Food and Agricultural Organization |
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