Guinea-Bissau vs Western Africa: Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate

Guinea-Bissau
3.42 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
0.3076 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
6th
Western Africa rank
6th

Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Western Africa
-505196219932024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.42 % change on previous year against 0.3076 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 3.11 % change on previous year.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 11.1 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Africa ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 6th and Western Africa ranks 6th of 239 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2553 % change on previous year 0.1394 % change on previous year 0.1159 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
1970s 0.2383 % change on previous year 0.0452 % change on previous year 0.1931 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
1980s 1.12 % change on previous year 0.2839 % change on previous year 0.8332 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
1990s 1.42 % change on previous year 0.9121 % change on previous year 0.5097 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
2000s 1.3 % change on previous year 0.567 % change on previous year 0.7379 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.97 % change on previous year 0.5603 % change on previous year 0.4097 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
2020s 1.48 % change on previous year 0.3588 % change on previous year 1.12 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, annual growth rate, Guinea-Bissau or Western Africa?
Guinea-Bissau, at 3.42 % change on previous year against 0.3076 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area, annual growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and Western Africa?
3.11 % change on previous year, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Western Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 6th and Western Africa ranks 6th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
273 places, 15,793 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.