Cashew nut yields in Guinea
Guinea: Cashew nut yields was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.78 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.6723 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Cashew nut yields in Guinea, 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 recorded 1.78 tonnes per hectare for cashew nut yields in 2024.
The figure is up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Guinea peaked at 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6723 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Guinea 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1986 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6723 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8363 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8341 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.841 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8566 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8722 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8877 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8994 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9173 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9861 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.78 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.78 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.8417 tonnes per hectare | 0.6723 tonnes per hectare | 0.9173 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.9861 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 587.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6148 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Guinea?
- Cashew nut yields in Guinea was 1.78 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6723 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for cashew nut yields?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.