Guinea-Bissau vs Western Africa: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate
Guinea-Bissau
6.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
0.4484 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
7th
Western Africa rank
8th
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Western Africa
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 6.88 % change on previous year against 0.4484 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 6.43 % change on previous year.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 15.3 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 7th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 233 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5319 % change on previous year | 0.5741 % change on previous year | 0.0422 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4041 % change on previous year | 0.079 % change on previous year | 0.325 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | -0.4525 % change on previous year | 0.6374 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0608 % change on previous year | 0.9547 % change on previous year | 0.8938 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 2.84 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 4.29 % change on previous year | 0.6649 % change on previous year | 3.62 % 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 Western Africa?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 6.88 % change on previous year against 0.4484 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, annual growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and Western Africa?
- 6.43 % 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 arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th and Western Africa ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.