Corn yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Corn yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
150th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
All-time low
0.55 tonnes per hectare
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 150th out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1982 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5938 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +37.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9763 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 1990 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9518 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.934 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9328 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9353 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.991 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9874 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +54.0% |
| 2003 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9429 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9896 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.778 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.818 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.826 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +37.7% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 150th out of 171 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.