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

Guinea-Bissau
4.43 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.629 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

Cropland — Area, annual growth rate over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-10-50510196219932024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.43 % change on previous year against 0.629 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.8 % change on previous year.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 7.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 236 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 0.4496 % change on previous year 0.8749 % change on previous year 0.4253 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 0.4113 % change on previous year 0.6345 % change on previous year 0.2232 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 1.9 % change on previous year 0.6934 % change on previous year 1.21 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
1990s 3.67 % change on previous year 1.44 % change on previous year 2.23 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.5802 % change on previous year 1.33 % change on previous year 0.7534 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 1.5 % change on previous year 1.66 % change on previous year 0.1597 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 2.09 % change on previous year 0.8424 % change on previous year 1.25 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, annual growth rate, Guinea-Bissau or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Guinea-Bissau, at 4.43 % change on previous year against 0.629 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area, annual growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.8 % 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 cropland — area, annual growth rate?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
270 places, 15,596 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Cropland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.