Cocoa bean yields in Guinea
Guinea: Cocoa bean yields was 0.4759 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4759 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
25th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.9429 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.1 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean 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
In 2024, cocoa bean yields in Guinea stood at 0.4759 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Guinea peaked at 0.9429 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Guinea ranks 25th of 61 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.
Cocoa bean yields in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.12 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 0.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +85.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare | +36.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -47.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4502 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4668 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4737 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4829 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4861 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4846 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4737 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4125 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5765 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5137 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5183 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6242 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5606 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7289 tonnes per hectare | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6891 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9429 tonnes per hectare | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3216 tonnes per hectare | -65.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3136 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.483 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5301 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4627 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.476 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4775 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4951 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4926 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.482 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4789 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4759 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.4759 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.4759 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4718 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +85.2% | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare |
| 2012 | -65.9% | 0.9429 tonnes per hectare | 0.3216 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | +50.0% | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | 0.2 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | -47.1% | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare |
| 2011 | +36.8% | 0.6891 tonnes per hectare | 0.9429 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | +36.0% | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1266 tonnes per hectare | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1933 tonnes per hectare | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3511 tonnes per hectare | 0.2667 tonnes per hectare | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4583 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.4861 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.546 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.7289 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5071 tonnes per hectare | 0.3136 tonnes per hectare | 0.9429 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4849 tonnes per hectare | 0.4759 tonnes per hectare | 0.4951 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 cocoa bean yields in Guinea?
- Cocoa bean yields in Guinea was 0.4759 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9429 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.