Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 111.59 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Guinea-Bissau stood at 111.59.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 121.72 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.75, in 1976.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 104.46 | — |
| 1962 | 103.23 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 102.37 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 103.4 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 105.83 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 107.34 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 106.95 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 118.41 | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 104.63 | -11.6% |
| 1970 | 104.13 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 90.83 | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 103.73 | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 89.82 | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 86.81 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 70.11 | -19.2% |
| 1976 | 65.75 | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 102.54 | +56.0% |
| 1978 | 76.86 | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 92.78 | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 91.72 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 72.23 | -21.2% |
| 1982 | 71.1 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 87.47 | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 73.47 | -16.0% |
| 1985 | 86.43 | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 95.63 | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 103.95 | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 110.14 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 103.24 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 99.47 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 107.4 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 105.82 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 105.04 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 106.51 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 104.77 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 107.67 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 104.93 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 104.86 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 104.98 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 104.78 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 105.12 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 90.18 | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 100.58 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 92.92 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 101.84 | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 74.77 | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 106.05 | +41.8% |
| 2015 | 104.37 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 89.58 | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 96.48 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 95.55 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 121.72 | +27.4% |
| 2020 | 117.82 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 121.19 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 117.05 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 115.62 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 111.59 | -3.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 111.59 is above the median for low income countries, which is 96.18, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 111.59 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.78, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +56.0% | 65.75 | 102.54 |
| 2014 | +41.8% | 74.77 | 106.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.29 | 102.37 | 118.41 | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.34 | 65.75 | 104.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.54 | 71.1 | 110.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.23 | 99.47 | 107.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 103.88 | 90.18 | 107.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.39 | 74.77 | 121.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.65 | 111.59 | 121.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Guinea-Bissau?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Guinea-Bissau was 111.59 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 121.72 in 2019.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.75 in 1976.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.