Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,333 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 1,333 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1,724 kg per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,005 kg per hectare, in 2001.
That places Guinea-Bissau 150th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,348 kg per hectare | 1,038 kg per hectare | 1,614 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,262 kg per hectare | 1,005 kg per hectare | 1,632 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,450 kg per hectare | 1,287 kg per hectare | 1,724 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,380 kg per hectare | 1,333 kg per hectare | 1,463 kg per hectare | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 39.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau was 1,333 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,724 kg per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,005 kg per hectare in 2001.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 150th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.