Cassava production in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Cassava production was 77,190 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava production in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 77,190 tonnes for cassava production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava production in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 77,929 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31,000 tonnes, in 1977.
That places Equatorial Guinea 57th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava production in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 38,000 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 40,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 41,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 41,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 42,000 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 42,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 42,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 40,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 39,000 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 37,000 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 34,000 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 33,000 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 32,000 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 31,000 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 31,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 31,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 32,000 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 33,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 35,000 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 38,000 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 40,500 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 42,000 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 43,500 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 44,000 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 44,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 44,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 45,000 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 46,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 47,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 47,589 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 48,201 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 48,532 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 48,000 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 45,000 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 43,000 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 45,000 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 47,373 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 49,377 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 51,225 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 52,945 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 54,820 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 56,333 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 57,803 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 59,334 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 60,882 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 62,476 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 64,145 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 66,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 68,000 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 70,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 71,979 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 72,840 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 73,514 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 74,224 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 74,938 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 75,657 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 76,378 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 77,929 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 76,654 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 76,987 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77,190 tonnes | +0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 77,190 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59,266 tonnes, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 77,190 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.30 million tonnes, 6% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,444 tonnes | 38,000 tonnes | 42,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 35,000 tonnes | 31,000 tonnes | 42,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,600 tonnes | 32,000 tonnes | 44,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,332 tonnes | 43,000 tonnes | 48,532 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,257 tonnes | 47,373 tonnes | 62,476 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,130 tonnes | 64,145 tonnes | 75,657 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,028 tonnes | 76,378 tonnes | 77,929 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava production in Equatorial Guinea?
- Cassava production in Equatorial Guinea was 77,190 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cassava production recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 77,929 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest cassava production recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,000 tonnes in 1977.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for cassava production?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 57th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava production rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cassava production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cassava production is measured in tonnes.