Cassava production in Guinea

Guinea: Cassava production was 3.08 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.08 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
20th
of 101 countries
All-time high
3.08 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
420,000 tonnes
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cassava production in Guinea, 1961–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 3.08 million tonnes for cassava production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 116.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cassava production in Guinea peaked at 3.08 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 420,000 tonnes, in 1963.

That places Guinea 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 443,222 tonnes 420,000 tonnes 470,000 tonnes 9
1970s 563,458 tonnes 475,000 tonnes 629,000 tonnes 10
1980s 495,311 tonnes 462,040 tonnes 542,830 tonnes 10
1990s 682,005 tonnes 565,140 tonnes 812,105 tonnes 10
2000s 976,287 tonnes 836,364 tonnes 1.12 million tonnes 10
2010s 1.49 million tonnes 1.06 million tonnes 2.15 million tonnes 10
2020s 2.87 million tonnes 2.52 million tonnes 3.08 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 17 China 5.07 million tonnes compare
  2. 18 Benin 4.45 million tonnes compare
  3. 19 Zambia 3.13 million tonnes compare
  4. 21 Paraguay 3.05 million tonnes compare
  5. 22 Sierra Leone 2.86 million tonnes compare
  6. 23 Burundi 2.68 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

More reference data data for Guinea

All data for Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is cassava production in Guinea?
Cassava production in Guinea was 3.08 million 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 Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 3.08 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cassava production recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 420,000 tonnes in 1963.
How does Guinea rank for cassava production?
Guinea ranks 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
Is cassava production rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Cassava production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 6,196 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cassava production is measured in tonnes.