Groundnut yields in Guinea
Guinea: Groundnut yields was 1.14 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
68th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
0.5455 tonnes per hectare
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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
Guinea recorded 1.14 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Guinea peaked at 1.55 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5455 tonnes per hectare, in 1987.
Guinea ranks 68th 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, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.598 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5962 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6019 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.651 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6732 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6495 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.636 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6502 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6495 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6497 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.658 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.653 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6495 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5867 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6196 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5571 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5489 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6594 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7599 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8761 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8822 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9199 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9086 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9483 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9841 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7877 tonnes per hectare | -35.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7988 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9801 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.14 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.18 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.14 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -35.4% | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.7877 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6229 tonnes per hectare | 0.5962 tonnes per hectare | 0.6732 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6499 tonnes per hectare | 0.6495 tonnes per hectare | 0.6502 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6038 tonnes per hectare | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | 0.6594 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9388 tonnes per hectare | 0.7599 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.7877 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 65 Cambodia 1.2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 1.18 tonnes per hectare compare
- 67 Vanuatu 1.16 tonnes per hectare compare
- 69 Philippines 1.12 tonnes per hectare compare
- 70 Costa Rica 1.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 71 Reunion 1.08 tonnes per hectare compare
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 groundnut yields in Guinea?
- Groundnut yields in Guinea was 1.14 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5455 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- How does Guinea rank for groundnut yields?
- Guinea ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. 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 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.