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
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.
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)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.609 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.228 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.228 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2446 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.9% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3163 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 76.6% (2018)
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.