Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 39.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guinea-Bissau stood at 39.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 75.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2018.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 12th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.8% | 50.8% | 52.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 68.2% | 68.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 37.1% | 75.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.9% | 39.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,333 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.632 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.184 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.184 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2097 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3531 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Guinea-Bissau was 39.9% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 12th out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.