Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Guinea
Guinea: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested was 34,475 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Guinea, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Guinea stood at 34,475 ha.
That represents a change of down 27.4% on the previous year and up 305.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Guinea peaked at 47,468 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,377 ha, in 1999.
That places Guinea 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,000 ha | — |
| 1986 | 3,500 ha | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,877 ha | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 2,000 ha | -30.5% |
| 1994 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,048 ha | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2,064 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1,904 ha | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 1,805 ha | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,377 ha | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 1,500 ha | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1,900 ha | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 2,300 ha | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 5,000 ha | +117.4% |
| 2005 | 5,500 ha | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 6,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 6,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 7,000 ha | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 6,750 ha | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 7,200 ha | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 7,375 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7,400 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7,450 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8,496 ha | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 8,000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 11,739 ha | +46.7% |
| 2017 | 9,000 ha | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 13,708 ha | +52.3% |
| 2019 | 25,805 ha | +88.2% |
| 2020 | 19,299 ha | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 28,042 ha | +45.3% |
| 2022 | 45,147 ha | +61.0% |
| 2023 | 47,468 ha | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 34,475 ha | -27.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 34,475 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,246 ha, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 34,475 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34,475 ha, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +117.4% | 2,300 ha | 5,000 ha |
| 2019 | +88.2% | 13,708 ha | 25,805 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,200 ha | 3,000 ha | 3,500 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,208 ha | 1,377 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,375 ha | 1,500 ha | 7,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,617 ha | 7,200 ha | 25,805 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,886 ha | 19,299 ha | 47,468 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 157,920 ha compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 124,274 ha compare
- 10 Mali 69,309 ha compare
- 12 Philippines 26,078 ha compare
- 13 Kenya 24,246 ha compare
- 13 Caribbean 8,608 ha compare
- 14 Senegal 23,152 ha compare
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 nuts, in shell — area harvested in Guinea?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Guinea was 34,475 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47,468 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,377 ha in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Guinea ranks 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 305.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.