Potato yields in Guinea
Guinea: Potato yields was 14.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Guinea, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Guinea stood at 14.16 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Guinea peaked at 26.15 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.7 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
Guinea ranks 115th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Potato yields in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2004 | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 8.99 tonnes per hectare | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | -33.4% |
| 2011 | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 6.82 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 7.52 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 11.64 tonnes per hectare | +54.7% |
| 2015 | 13.07 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 26.15 tonnes per hectare | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 17.11 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 2018 | 12.88 tonnes per hectare | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 12 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 12.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.51 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 14.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 14.16 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 tonnes per hectare, 88% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 14.16 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +100.0% | 13.07 tonnes per hectare | 26.15 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.69 tonnes per hectare | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 8.99 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.89 tonnes per hectare | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | 26.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.98 tonnes per hectare | 12.3 tonnes per hectare | 14.16 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 potato yields in Guinea?
- Potato yields in Guinea was 14.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.15 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Guinea rank for potato yields?
- Guinea ranks 115th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.