Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Pulses, Other and products — Food supply was 13.84 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Guinea-Bissau, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, other and products — food supply in Guinea-Bissau is 13.84 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, other and products — food supply in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 16.91 kcal/cap/d in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.84 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.63 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 16.91 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.63 kcal/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 16.58 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.63 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.76 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.65 kcal/cap/d | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 15.41 kcal/cap/d | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.09 kcal/cap/d | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.69 kcal/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 16.35 kcal/cap/d | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 16.02 kcal/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 14.78 kcal/cap/d | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 13.84 kcal/cap/d | -6.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 13.84 kcal/cap/d is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.91 kcal/cap/d, 66% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 13.84 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.44 kcal/cap/d, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.1 kcal/cap/d | 14.69 kcal/cap/d | 16.91 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.25 kcal/cap/d | 13.84 kcal/cap/d | 16.35 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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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 pulses, other and products — food supply in Guinea-Bissau?
- Pulses, other and products — food supply in Guinea-Bissau was 13.84 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 16.91 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- What is the lowest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.84 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for pulses, other and products — food supply?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, other and products — food supply rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses, Other and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.