Millet yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Millet yields was 1.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet 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
In 2024, millet yields in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.13 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.91 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3234 tonnes per hectare, in 1997.
That places Guinea-Bissau 42nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6436 tonnes per hectare | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | 0.7222 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5449 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8756 tonnes per hectare | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8318 tonnes per hectare | 0.3234 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.6517 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.819 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9515 tonnes per hectare | 0.815 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 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 millet yields in Guinea-Bissau?
- Millet yields in Guinea-Bissau was 1.13 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 millet yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3234 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for millet yields?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 42nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.