Guinea-Bissau vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate

Guinea-Bissau
6.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.3936 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th

Arable land — Area, annual growth rate over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-10010196219932024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 6.88 % change on previous year against 0.3936 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.49 % change on previous year.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 17.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 233 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5319 % change on previous year 0.8192 % change on previous year 0.2873 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 0.4041 % change on previous year 0.5012 % change on previous year 0.0971 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s -0.4525 % change on previous year 0.6183 % change on previous year 1.07 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.63 % change on previous year 1.41 % change on previous year 0.2202 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.0608 % change on previous year 1.25 % change on previous year 1.19 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.84 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year 1.39 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
2020s 4.29 % change on previous year 0.6924 % change on previous year 3.59 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, annual growth rate, Guinea-Bissau or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Guinea-Bissau, at 6.88 % change on previous year against 0.3936 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area, annual growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6.49 % change on previous year, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable 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
Arable 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
267 places, 15,407 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.