Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 82.41 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 82.41 for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 161.23 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 74.71, in 2011.
That places Guinea-Bissau 54th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 142.24 | — |
| 1962 | 140.57 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 139.4 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 140.79 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 144.1 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 146.16 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 145.62 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 161.23 | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 142.47 | -11.6% |
| 1970 | 141.79 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 123.68 | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 141.25 | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 122.3 | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 118.21 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 95.47 | -19.2% |
| 1976 | 89.52 | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 139.63 | +56.0% |
| 1978 | 104.66 | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 126.33 | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 124.89 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 98.36 | -21.2% |
| 1982 | 96.81 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 119.11 | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 93.78 | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 103.84 | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 109.01 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 111.75 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 109.94 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 110.3 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 110.63 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 109.03 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 111.26 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 109.31 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 107.8 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 106.8 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 106.81 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 105.57 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 107.95 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 103.92 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 101.36 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 98.84 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 97.71 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 76.7 | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 74.71 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 81.53 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 83.06 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 109.35 | +31.7% |
| 2015 | 99.44 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 91.21 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 95.03 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 92.91 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 90.75 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 88.98 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 88.94 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.62 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 83.98 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 82.41 | -1.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 82.41 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.06, 98% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +56.0% | 89.52 | 139.63 |
| 2014 | +31.7% | 83.06 | 109.35 |
| 1978 | -25.0% | 139.63 | 104.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 144.73 | 139.4 | 161.23 | 9 |
| 1970s | 120.28 | 89.52 | 141.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.78 | 93.78 | 124.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.31 | 109.03 | 111.26 | 3 |
| 2000s | 104.61 | 97.71 | 109.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.47 | 74.71 | 109.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.99 | 82.41 | 88.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Guinea-Bissau?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Guinea-Bissau was 82.41 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 161.23 in 1968.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.71 in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 54th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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, published as part of Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.