Cotton yields in Guinea
Guinea: Cotton yields was 0.972 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cotton yields in Guinea, 1983–2024
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 is 0.972 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Guinea peaked at 1.38 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.4892 tonnes per hectare, in 1986.
Guinea ranks 67th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7432 tonnes per hectare | 0.4892 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9592 tonnes per hectare | 0.9226 tonnes per hectare | 0.9767 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9619 tonnes per hectare | 0.9456 tonnes per hectare | 0.972 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 64 Taiwan 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 65 Nepal 0.9859 tonnes per hectare compare
- 66 South Korea 0.9786 tonnes per hectare compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 0.9565 tonnes per hectare compare
- 69 Yemen 0.929 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.3% (2025)
- Rural population 9.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 61.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.99 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Guinea?
- Cotton yields in Guinea was 0.972 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4892 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- How does Guinea rank for cotton yields?
- Guinea ranks 67th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.