Banana yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Banana yields was 12.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Banana yields in Guinea-Bissau, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 12.05 tonnes per hectare for banana yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 12.5 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5 tonnes per hectare, in 1985.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 83rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Banana yields in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1986 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 8 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 9 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 9.6 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 10.42 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 10.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 9.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 9.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 9.32 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 9.83 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 9.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 9.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.56 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 9.94 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.94 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 10.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 11.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 11.95 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 12.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 12.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.65 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 11.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 12.05 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.05 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 12.05 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.54 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +33.3% | 6 tonnes per hectare | 8 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.52 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 9.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1990s | 9.96 tonnes per hectare | 9.32 tonnes per hectare | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.08 tonnes per hectare | 9.56 tonnes per hectare | 10.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | 11.16 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.05 tonnes per hectare | 12.02 tonnes per hectare | 12.09 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Guinea-Bissau?
- Banana yields in Guinea-Bissau was 12.05 tonnes per hectare 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 banana yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tonnes per hectare in 1985.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for banana yields?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 83rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.