Corn yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Corn yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 corn yields in Guinea-Bissau is 1 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.49 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.55 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
That places Guinea-Bissau 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7167 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6463 tonnes per hectare | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8249 tonnes per hectare | 0.5938 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9954 tonnes per hectare | 0.9328 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.9429 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9683 tonnes per hectare | 0.778 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.818 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 corn yields in Guinea-Bissau?
- Corn yields in Guinea-Bissau was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for corn yields?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.