Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea
Guinea: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,351 kg per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,351 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
149th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1,514 kg per hectare
in 2007
All-time low
1,122 kg per hectare
in 2015
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea, 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 recorded 1,351 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea peaked at 1,514 kg per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,122 kg per hectare, in 2015.
That places Guinea 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,455 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 1,422 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1,393 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1,405 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1,422 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,455 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1,459 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,463 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,468 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,474 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,492 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,483 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,487 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,485 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,491 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,496 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,502 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,514 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,465 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,484 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,185 kg per hectare | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 1,226 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,152 kg per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1,190 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,123 kg per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1,122 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,156 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,165 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,187 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,258 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1,324 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 1,356 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1,370 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,370 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,351 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1,351 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1,351 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,442 kg per hectare | 1,393 kg per hectare | 1,474 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,490 kg per hectare | 1,465 kg per hectare | 1,514 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,176 kg per hectare | 1,122 kg per hectare | 1,258 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,354 kg per hectare | 1,324 kg per hectare | 1,370 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea was 1,351 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1,514 kg per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,122 kg per hectare in 2015.
- How does Guinea rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Guinea ranks 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.