Rice yields in Guinea
Guinea: Rice yields was 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.51 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
107th
of 124 countries
All-time high
1.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
1.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2010
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 107th out of 124 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.
Rice yields in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -34.1% |
| 2011 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.51 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.64 tonnes per hectare, 42% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.51 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.08 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -34.1% | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare |
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
- 104 Togo 1.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 105 French Guiana 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 106 Malawi 1.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 108 Guinea-Bissau 1.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 109 Sierra Leone 1.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 110 Burundi 1.37 tonnes per hectare compare
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 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 107th out of 124 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.