Millet yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Millet yields was 1.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.13 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
42nd
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
All-time low
0.3234 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 89 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.
Millet 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 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7222 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7222 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6502 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9136 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +48.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9368 tonnes per hectare | -36.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8678 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +40.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8628 tonnes per hectare | -29.0% |
| 1993 | 0.859 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7696 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.911 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8562 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3234 tonnes per hectare | -62.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7963 tonnes per hectare | +146.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8569 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7534 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8324 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6517 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +50.4% |
| 2005 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +66.2% |
| 2006 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8404 tonnes per hectare | -55.9% |
| 2008 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.819 tonnes per hectare | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.815 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.816 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9601 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.13 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8742 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.13 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +146.2% | 0.3234 tonnes per hectare | 0.7963 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 89 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.