Cereal yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cereal yields was 1.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Guinea-Bissau, 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-Bissau recorded 1.33 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.77 tonnes per hectare in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.6183 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 154th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7764 tonnes per hectare | 0.6208 tonnes per hectare | 0.9013 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6979 tonnes per hectare | 0.6183 tonnes per hectare | 0.7971 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.6757 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.20 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 53.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 242,659 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cereal yields in Guinea-Bissau was 1.33 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 yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6183 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cereal yields?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 154th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.