Sugar cane yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sugar cane yields was 26.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 1.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.20 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 53.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 242,659 hectares (2024)
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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.