Oil palm production in Guinea
Guinea: Oil palm production was 50,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
50,000 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 48 countries
All-time high
55,000 tonnes
in 1996
All-time low
22,400 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oil palm production in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, oil palm production in Guinea stood at 50,000 tonnes.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm production in Guinea peaked at 55,000 tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 22,400 tonnes, in 1961.
Guinea ranks 28th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oil palm production in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,400 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 24,200 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 27,600 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1964 | 25,800 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 31,300 tonnes | +21.3% |
| 1966 | 35,000 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 37,500 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 41,300 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 42,800 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 43,800 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 44,000 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 30,000 tonnes | -31.8% |
| 1973 | 40,000 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 37,000 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 40,000 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 35,000 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 37,800 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 40,600 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 40,000 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 38,000 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 40,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 41,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 43,000 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 40,000 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 48,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 50,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 50,422 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 55,000 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 55,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50,000 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 50,000 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100,000 tonnes, 50% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 50,000 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36,308 tonnes, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,989 tonnes | 22,400 tonnes | 42,800 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 38,820 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 44,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,800 tonnes | 38,000 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,242 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 55,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,000 tonnes | 50,000 tonnes | 50,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,000 tonnes | 50,000 tonnes | 50,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,000 tonnes | 50,000 tonnes | 50,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 25 Sierra Leone 85,800 tonnes compare
- 26 Panama 74,000 tonnes compare
- 27 Angola 64,000 tonnes compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 48,000 tonnes compare
- 30 Liberia 45,000 tonnes compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 31,000 tonnes compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm production in Guinea?
- Oil palm production in Guinea was 50,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm production recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 55,000 tonnes in 1996.
- What is the lowest oil palm production recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,400 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for oil palm production?
- Guinea ranks 28th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil palm production rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Oil palm production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oil palm production is measured in tonnes.