Sugar cane yields in Guinea
Guinea: Sugar cane yields was 53.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane yields in Guinea, 1976–2024
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 recorded 53.83 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Guinea peaked at 53.92 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.75 tonnes per hectare, in 1987.
Guinea ranks 61st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 51.79 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1977 | 51.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 51.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 44.44 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 43.75 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 43.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 52.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 52.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 51.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.92 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 51.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 53.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 53.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53.52 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 53.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 53.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.57 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 53.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 53.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 53.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 53.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 53.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 53.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 53.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 53.83 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 53.83 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 86% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.57 tonnes per hectare | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | 51.79 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1980s | 48.89 tonnes per hectare | 43.75 tonnes per hectare | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.33 tonnes per hectare | 50 tonnes per hectare | 52.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1 tonnes per hectare | 51.92 tonnes per hectare | 53.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.64 tonnes per hectare | 53.4 tonnes per hectare | 53.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.85 tonnes per hectare | 53.8 tonnes per hectare | 53.92 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 587.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6148 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Guinea?
- Sugar cane yields in Guinea was 53.83 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?
- The highest recorded value was 53.92 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.75 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- How does Guinea rank for sugar cane yields?
- Guinea ranks 61st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.