Cassava yields in Guinea
Guinea: Cassava yields was 9.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava yields in Guinea, 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
The most recent figure for cassava yields in Guinea is 9.15 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Guinea peaked at 9.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.71 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Guinea ranks 63rd of 101 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | 6.71 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.15 tonnes per hectare | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.53 tonnes per hectare | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | 8.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | 6.9 tonnes per hectare | 8.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | 9.04 tonnes per hectare | 9.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 60 Papua New Guinea 9.82 tonnes per hectare compare
- 61 Somalia 9.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 62 Mozambique 9.2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 64 Honduras 8.73 tonnes per hectare compare
- 65 Chad 8.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 66 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.15 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.3% (2025)
- Rural population 9.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 61.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.99 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Guinea?
- Cassava yields in Guinea was 9.15 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 cassava yields recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Guinea rank for cassava yields?
- Guinea ranks 63rd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.