Oil palm fruit yields in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Oil palm fruit yields was 8.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.44 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
35th
of 44 countries
All-time high
10 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
All-time low
7.06 tonnes per hectare
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Oil palm fruit yields in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 8.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 8 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 7.37 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 8.24 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 8 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1979 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 9.09 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1986 | 8.85 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 8.44 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.64 tonnes per hectare, 88% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 8.44 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.89 tonnes per hectare, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.63 % 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 17.4% (2018)
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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.