Beans — Food supply in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Beans — Food supply was 517.78 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Beans — Food supply in Guinea-Bissau, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 517.78 million Kcal for beans — food supply in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans — food supply in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6,082 million Kcal in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27.34 million Kcal, in 2015.
That places Guinea-Bissau 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans — Food supply in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,178 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 4,169 million Kcal | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4,903 million Kcal | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 6,082 million Kcal | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 74.12 million Kcal | -98.8% |
| 2015 | 27.34 million Kcal | -63.1% |
| 2016 | 1,583 million Kcal | +5691.5% |
| 2017 | 1,483 million Kcal | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1,629 million Kcal | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 76.53 million Kcal | -95.3% |
| 2020 | 646.43 million Kcal | +744.7% |
| 2021 | 544.73 million Kcal | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 509.96 million Kcal | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 517.78 million Kcal | +1.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 517.78 million Kcal is below the median for low income countries, which is 24,240 million Kcal, 2% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 517.78 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,741 million Kcal, 6% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +5691.5% | 27.34 million Kcal | 1,583 million Kcal |
| 2020 | +744.7% | 76.53 million Kcal | 646.43 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,420 million Kcal | 27.34 million Kcal | 6,082 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 554.73 million Kcal | 509.96 million Kcal | 646.43 million Kcal | 4 |
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 beans — food supply in Guinea-Bissau?
- Beans — food supply in Guinea-Bissau was 517.78 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans — food supply recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6,082 million Kcal in 2013.
- What is the lowest beans — food supply recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.34 million Kcal in 2015.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for beans — food supply?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans — food supply rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.