Sugar cane yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sugar cane yields was 26.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.72 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
91st
of 110 countries
All-time high
27.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
All-time low
19.44 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Guinea-Bissau, 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
Guinea-Bissau recorded 26.72 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 27.5 tonnes per hectare in 1994 and was at its lowest, 19.44 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 91st of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.44 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 19.74 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 21.25 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 23.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 23.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 21 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 22.33 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 23 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 26 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25.71 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 26.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 26.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 26.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 26.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 26.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 26.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.46 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 26.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 26.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.69 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 26.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 26.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 26.65 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 26.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 26.72 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.59 tonnes per hectare, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 26.72 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.71 tonnes per hectare | 19.44 tonnes per hectare | 23.75 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.03 tonnes per hectare | 21 tonnes per hectare | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.33 tonnes per hectare | 25.71 tonnes per hectare | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 27 tonnes per hectare | 26.19 tonnes per hectare | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.45 tonnes per hectare | 27.27 tonnes per hectare | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.74 tonnes per hectare | 26.46 tonnes per hectare | 27.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.66 tonnes per hectare | 26.44 tonnes per hectare | 27.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 88 Madagascar 31.32 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Argentina 28.32 tonnes per hectare compare
- 90 Afghanistan 27.38 tonnes per hectare compare
- 92 Papua New Guinea 25.06 tonnes per hectare compare
- 93 Singapore 25 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Bahamas 24.91 tonnes 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)
- 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 sugar cane yields in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sugar cane yields in Guinea-Bissau was 26.72 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.44 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sugar cane yields?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 91st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane 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.