Cereal yields in Guinea
Guinea: Cereal yields was 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.35 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
153rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 1988
All-time low
1.12 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal 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
Guinea recorded 1.35 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields 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 153rd out of 186 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.
Cereal yields in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1964 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.35 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.35 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 (current US$), annual 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 587.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6148 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Guinea?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Guinea rank for cereal yields?
- Guinea ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.