Cashew nuts, in shell — Production in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cashew nuts, in shell — Production was 90,229 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cashew nuts, in shell — Production in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 90,229 t for cashew nuts, in shell — production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — production in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 215,000 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,000 t, in 1961.
That places Guinea-Bissau 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cashew nuts, in shell — Production in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,500 t | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 5,000 t | +42.9% |
| 1982 | 5,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12,000 t | +140.0% |
| 1985 | 13,000 t | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 15,000 t | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 18,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 18,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 30,000 t | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20,824 t | -30.6% |
| 1992 | 30,000 t | +44.1% |
| 1993 | 26,448 t | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 24,793 t | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 29,007 t | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 38,580 t | +33.0% |
| 1997 | 57,887 t | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 64,000 t | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 73,156 t | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 72,725 t | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 85,000 t | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 86,000 t | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 85,313 t | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 89,295 t | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 89,000 t | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 95,000 t | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 98,000 t | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 111,000 t | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 111,514 t | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 111,767 t | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 165,000 t | +47.6% |
| 2012 | 160,000 t | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 215,000 t | +34.4% |
| 2014 | 158,302 t | -26.4% |
| 2015 | 109,454 t | -30.9% |
| 2016 | 156,466 t | +43.0% |
| 2017 | 109,722 t | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 109,960 t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 110,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 120,000 t | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 119,406 t | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 104,799 t | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 95,776 t | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 90,229 t | -5.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 90,229 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 76,571 t, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 90,229 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61,472 t, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nuts, in shell — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +140.0% | 5,000 t | 12,000 t |
| 1989 | +66.7% | 18,000 t | 30,000 t |
| 1997 | +50.0% | 38,580 t | 57,887 t |
| 2011 | +47.6% | 111,767 t | 165,000 t |
| 1992 | +44.1% | 20,824 t | 30,000 t |
| 1981 | +42.9% | 3,500 t | 5,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,000 t | 2,000 t | 2,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,650 t | 2,500 t | 3,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,450 t | 3,500 t | 30,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,469 t | 20,824 t | 73,156 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,285 t | 72,725 t | 111,514 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,567 t | 109,454 t | 215,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,042 t | 90,229 t | 120,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 944,673 t compare
- 6 Mozambique 142,250 t compare
- 7 Indonesia 141,305 t compare
- 8 Philippines 137,365 t compare
- 10 Nigeria 80,944 t compare
- 11 Mali 76,571 t compare
- 12 Guinea 61,472 t compare
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 cashew nuts, in shell — production in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — production in Guinea-Bissau was 90,229 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — production recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 215,000 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — production recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 t in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cashew nuts, in shell — production?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — production rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. 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 Cashew nuts, in shell — Production. 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.