Sorghum yield in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sorghum yield was 829.2 kg per hectare in 2011. β² Rising
Sorghum yield in Guinea-Bissau, 1961β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2011, sorghum yield in Guinea-Bissau stood at 829.2 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yield in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1,642 kg per hectare in 1988 and was at its lowest, 520 kg per hectare, in 1971.
That places Guinea-Bissau 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 702.34 kg per hectare | 600 kg per hectare | 750 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 627.95 kg per hectare | 520 kg per hectare | 727.3 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 831.7 kg per hectare | 636.4 kg per hectare | 1,642 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 893.28 kg per hectare | 718.4 kg per hectare | 1,028 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 915.56 kg per hectare | 668.3 kg per hectare | 1,274 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 865.5 kg per hectare | 829.2 kg per hectare | 901.8 kg per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 17 Burkina Faso 895.2 kg per hectare compare
- 18 Zambia 893.5 kg per hectare compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 870.7 kg per hectare compare
- 21 Chad 820 kg per hectare compare
- 22 Malawi 818.4 kg per hectare compare
- 23 Mozambique 787.1 kg per hectare 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 40.63 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 40.63 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yield in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sorghum yield in Guinea-Bissau was 829.2 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest sorghum yield recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,642 kg per hectare in 1988.
- What is the lowest sorghum yield recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 520 kg per hectare in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sorghum yield?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is sorghum yield rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Sorghum yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sorghum yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.