Groundnut yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Groundnut yields was 1.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.18 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
66th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
0.2588 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut yields in Guinea-Bissau, 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-Bissau recorded 1.18 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2588 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 66th of 120 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.
Groundnut yields in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.62 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.42 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4222 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3833 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3833 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4478 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4222 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3594 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4175 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4313 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4111 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3688 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2588 tonnes per hectare | -37.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare | +36.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5499 tonnes per hectare | +55.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5492 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 1988 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +51.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9045 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7787 tonnes per hectare | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9981 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.18 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.18 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +55.8% | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare | 0.5499 tonnes per hectare |
| 1988 | +51.0% | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare |
| 1983 | -37.2% | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | 0.2588 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | +36.4% | 0.2588 tonnes per hectare | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5085 tonnes per hectare | 0.3833 tonnes per hectare | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4209 tonnes per hectare | 0.3594 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5407 tonnes per hectare | 0.2588 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.7787 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 groundnut yields in Guinea-Bissau?
- Groundnut yields in Guinea-Bissau was 1.18 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 groundnut yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2588 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for groundnut yields?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Groundnut 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.