Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 4,972 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Guinea-Bissau stood at 4,972 ha.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6,791 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 54th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 500 ha | — |
| 1985 | 1,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 1,500 ha | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 2,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 2,592 ha | +29.6% |
| 1989 | 2,000 ha | -22.8% |
| 1990 | 1,665 ha | -16.8% |
| 1991 | 1,130 ha | -32.1% |
| 1992 | 881 ha | -22.0% |
| 1993 | 881 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 900 ha | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 915 ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1,300 ha | +42.1% |
| 1997 | 2,000 ha | +53.8% |
| 1998 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1,890 ha | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 1,979 ha | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2,200 ha | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 2,212 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,500 ha | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 2,606 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2,700 ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3,500 ha | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 4,267 ha | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 4,339 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2,651 ha | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 6,717 ha | +153.4% |
| 2011 | 6,071 ha | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 6,791 ha | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 2,373 ha | -65.1% |
| 2014 | 4,716 ha | +98.7% |
| 2015 | 5,907 ha | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 4,332 ha | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 4,949 ha | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 5,004 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4,631 ha | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 4,737 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4,374 ha | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 4,969 ha | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 5,216 ha | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 4,972 ha | -4.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 4,972 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 93,511 ha, 5% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 4,972 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 5% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +153.4% | 2,651 ha | 6,717 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 959.2 ha | 0 ha | 2,592 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,366 ha | 881 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,895 ha | 1,979 ha | 4,339 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,149 ha | 2,373 ha | 6,791 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,854 ha | 4,374 ha | 5,216 ha | 5 |
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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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Guinea-Bissau was 4,972 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6,791 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 54th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.