Oil palm fruit yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Oil palm fruit yields was 8.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil palm fruit 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
In 2024, oil palm fruit yields in Guinea-Bissau stood at 8.44 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 10 tonnes per hectare in 1978 and was at its lowest, 7.06 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
That places Guinea-Bissau 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 7.93 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.23 tonnes per hectare | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.21 tonnes per hectare | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | 9.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.97 tonnes per hectare | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.43 tonnes per hectare | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 32 Paraguay 9.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 Gabon 8.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 34 Togo 8.52 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 7.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 7.76 tonnes per hectare compare
- 38 Philippines 7.64 tonnes per hectare compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea-Bissau
- Fuel imports 17.4% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2005)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 62.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 8.1% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita 29.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Guinea-Bissau?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Guinea-Bissau was 8.44 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 oil palm fruit yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 10 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Oil palm fruit 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.