Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 64 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Guinea-Bissau is 64 %, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 70 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60 %, in 2014.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70 % | — |
| 2001 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 68 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 67 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 66 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 65 % | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63 % | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 61 % | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 60 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 61 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 61 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 64 % | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 65 % | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 66 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 64 % | -3.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 64 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 65 %, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 64 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59 %, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67 % | 65 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7 % | 60 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65 % | 64 % | 66 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 14 Cabo Verde 51 % compare
- 15 Lesotho 66 % compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 42 % compare
- 16 Malawi 65 % compare
- 16 Türkiye 39 % compare
- 17 Angola 64 % compare
- 17 Egypt 64 % compare
- 17 Guinea 64 % compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 37 % compare
- 18 Polynesia 36 % compare
- 19 Micronesia 33 % compare
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 share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Guinea-Bissau was 64 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 70 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 % in 2014.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.