Cashew nut yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cashew nut yields was 0.5714 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cashew nut yields in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nut yields in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.5714 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.9847 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Guinea-Bissau 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2101 tonnes per hectare | 0.2083 tonnes per hectare | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2774 tonnes per hectare | 0.2188 tonnes per hectare | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3596 tonnes per hectare | 0.3099 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4325 tonnes per hectare | 0.3463 tonnes per hectare | 0.5163 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6532 tonnes per hectare | 0.4851 tonnes per hectare | 0.9847 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5807 tonnes per hectare | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | 0.5967 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 21 El Salvador 0.7642 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 India 0.6629 tonnes per hectare compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6614 tonnes per hectare compare
- 25 Ghana 0.5352 tonnes per hectare compare
- 26 Nigeria 0.4755 tonnes per hectare compare
- 27 Madagascar 0.4729 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.20 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 53.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 242,659 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cashew nut yields in Guinea-Bissau was 0.5714 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 cashew nut yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9847 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cashew nut yields?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Cashew nut 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.