Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guinea
Guinea: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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
Guinea recorded 1.35 tonnes per hectare for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guinea peaked at 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.12 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
That places Guinea 152nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guinea?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Guinea was 1.35 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Guinea rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Guinea ranks 152nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.