Cotton yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cotton yields was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cotton yields in Guinea-Bissau, 1980–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Guinea-Bissau is 1.11 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.8552 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.8552 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 57 Burkina Faso 1.18 tonnes per hectare compare
- 58 Namibia 1.15 tonnes per hectare compare
- 59 Albania 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 61 Madagascar 1.06 tonnes per hectare compare
- 62 Turkmenistan 1.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 63 Mali 1.03 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cotton yields in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cotton yields in Guinea-Bissau was 1.11 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 cotton yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8552 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cotton yields?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.