Oil palm fruit production in Guinea-Bissau
In 2024 Guinea-Bissau produced 80,760 t of oil palm fruit, the 36th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.3%. The record was 160,000 t in 1962. Area harvested: 9,570 ha, yield 8.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 80,760 t
- World rank
- 36 of 43
- 10-year change
- +0.3%
- Record
- 160,000 t
- 1962
Oil palm fruit in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Guinea-Bissau compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.03% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 8.4
- world 14.4 (−42%)
- kg per person
- 36.7
- world 51.3
- 10-year change
- +0.3%
- world +41%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Senegal | 129,035 | 0.03% |
| 35 | Burundi | 88,425 | 0.02% |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 80,760 | 0.02% |
| 37 | Tanzania | 78,693 | 0.02% |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 40,363 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of oil palm fruit
Share of the world total; Guinea-Bissau is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80,760 | +0.0% | 9,570 | 8.44 |
| 2023 | 80,728 | +0.0% | 9,565 | 8.44 |
| 2022 | 80,696 | −0.1% | 9,559 | 8.44 |
| 2021 | 80,812 | +0.1% | 9,556 | 8.46 |
| 2020 | 80,752 | +0.1% | 9,537 | 8.47 |
| 2019 | 80,650 | +0.2% | 9,530 | 8.46 |
| 2018 | 80,500 | 0.0% | 9,522 | 8.45 |
| 2017 | 80,500 | 0.0% | 9,527 | 8.45 |
| 2016 | 80,500 | 0.0% | 9,520 | 8.46 |
| 2015 | 80,500 | 0.0% | 9,511 | 8.46 |
| 2014 | 80,500 | 0.0% | 9,501 | 8.47 |
| 2013 | 80,500 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.47 |
| 2012 | 80,500 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.47 |
| 2011 | 80,500 | +0.6% | 9,500 | 8.47 |
| 2010 | 80,000 | −1.2% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 2009 | 81,000 | +1.3% | 9,500 | 8.53 |
| 2008 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 2007 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 2006 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 2005 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 2004 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 2003 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 2002 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 2001 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 2000 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 1999 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 1998 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 1997 | 80,000 | +14% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 1996 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 9,000 | 7.78 |
| 1995 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 9,000 | 7.78 |
| 1994 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 9,000 | 7.78 |
| 1993 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 9,000 | 7.78 |
| 1992 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 9,000 | 7.78 |
| 1991 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 9,000 | 7.78 |
| 1990 | 70,000 | −30% | 9,000 | 7.78 |
| 1989 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 12,000 | 8.33 |
| 1988 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 12,000 | 8.33 |
| 1987 | 100,000 | −13% | 12,000 | 8.33 |
| 1986 | 115,000 | +64% | 13,000 | 8.85 |
| 1985 | 70,000 | −30% | 9,000 | 7.78 |
| 1984 | 100,000 | +33% | 11,000 | 9.09 |
| 1983 | 75,000 | −25% | 9,000 | 8.33 |
| 1982 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 13,000 | 7.69 |
| 1981 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 13,000 | 7.69 |
| 1980 | 100,000 | −9.1% | 13,000 | 7.69 |
| 1979 | 110,000 | −15% | 13,000 | 8.46 |
| 1978 | 130,000 | +18% | 13,000 | 10.00 |
| 1977 | 110,000 | +38% | 13,000 | 8.46 |
| 1976 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 8.00 |
| 1975 | 80,000 | −20% | 10,000 | 8.00 |
| 1974 | 100,000 | +67% | 12,000 | 8.33 |
| 1973 | 60,000 | −14% | 8,500 | 7.06 |
| 1972 | 70,000 | −13% | 8,500 | 8.24 |
| 1971 | 80,000 | +14% | 9,500 | 8.42 |
| 1970 | 70,000 | −30% | 9,500 | 7.37 |
| 1969 | 100,000 | +11% | 12,500 | 8.00 |
| 1968 | 90,000 | −18% | 12,000 | 7.50 |
| 1967 | 110,000 | +10% | 13,000 | 8.46 |
| 1966 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 13,000 | 7.69 |
| 1965 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 13,000 | 7.69 |
| 1964 | 100,000 | −9.1% | 13,000 | 7.69 |
| 1963 | 110,000 | −31% | 13,000 | 8.46 |
| 1962 | 160,000 | +6.7% | 19,500 | 8.21 |
| 1961 | 150,000 | — | 19,500 | 7.69 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of oil palm fruit in Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau produced 80,760 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Guinea-Bissau rank in the world for production of oil palm fruit?
Guinea-Bissau ranked 36th of 43 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Indonesia with 58.0% of the world total.
How has the production of oil palm fruit in Guinea-Bissau changed?
It rose by 0.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +41% for the world. The record was 160,000 t in 1962.
What is the yield of oil palm fruit in Guinea-Bissau?
8.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (80,760 t from 9,570 ha), against a world average of 14.4 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Guinea-Bissau is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.