Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.147 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.147 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
87th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1871 metric tons per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.0772 metric tons per person
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.147 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.1871 metric tons per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0772 metric tons per person, in 1971.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 87th of 181 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.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1356 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1349 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1346 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1266 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1322 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1305 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1239 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1185 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0817 metric tons per person | -31.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0941 metric tons per person | +15.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0772 metric tons per person | -18.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0861 metric tons per person | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0852 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0937 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1421 metric tons per person | +51.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1585 metric tons per person | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1267 metric tons per person | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0922 metric tons per person | -27.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0988 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1121 metric tons per person | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1567 metric tons per person | +39.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1871 metric tons per person | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1619 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1794 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.176 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1779 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1651 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1593 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1545 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1718 metric tons per person | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1799 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1649 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1707 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1741 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1791 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1527 metric tons per person | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1201 metric tons per person | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.117 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1201 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1441 metric tons per person | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1282 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1175 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1087 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.127 metric tons per person | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1538 metric tons per person | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1592 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1267 metric tons per person | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1458 metric tons per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1489 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1635 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1357 metric tons per person | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1503 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1557 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0955 metric tons per person | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1164 metric tons per person | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1229 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1124 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1165 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1219 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.128 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1363 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1431 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.143 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.147 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.147 metric tons per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1333 metric tons per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.147 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1017 metric tons per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1243 metric tons per person | 0.0817 metric tons per person | 0.1356 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1055 metric tons per person | 0.0772 metric tons per person | 0.1585 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.163 metric tons per person | 0.1121 metric tons per person | 0.1871 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.155 metric tons per person | 0.117 metric tons per person | 0.1799 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.136 metric tons per person | 0.1087 metric tons per person | 0.1592 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1291 metric tons per person | 0.0955 metric tons per person | 0.1635 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1395 metric tons per person | 0.128 metric tons per person | 0.147 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 84 Madagascar 0.1728 metric tons per person compare
- 85 Ghana 0.1706 metric tons per person compare
- 86 Ecuador 0.1538 metric tons per person compare
- 88 Tajikistan 0.1466 metric tons per person compare
- 89 Afghanistan 0.1457 metric tons per person compare
- 90 El Salvador 0.1412 metric tons per person 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 cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.147 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1871 metric tons per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0772 metric tons per person in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 87th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.