Rice yields in Guinea
Guinea: Rice yields was 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice yields in Guinea, 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, rice yields in Guinea stood at 1.51 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Guinea peaked at 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.1 tonnes per hectare, in 2010.
That places Guinea 106th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 103 Togo 1.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 104 French Guiana 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 105 Malawi 1.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 107 Guinea-Bissau 1.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 1.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 109 Burundi 1.37 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.3% (2025)
- Rural population 9.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 61.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.99 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Guinea?
- Rice yields in Guinea was 1.51 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 rice yields recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- How does Guinea rank for rice yields?
- Guinea ranks 106th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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 Rice 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.