Agricultural land — Area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural land — Area was 882.91 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 882.91 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 882.91 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 489.67 1000 ha, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 153rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 493 1000 ha | 489.67 1000 ha | 499.67 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 506.57 1000 ha | 499.67 1000 ha | 511.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 545.57 1000 ha | 514.67 1000 ha | 579.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 614.74 1000 ha | 578.67 1000 ha | 654.68 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 702.3 1000 ha | 662.49 1000 ha | 745.27 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 788.18 1000 ha | 753.71 1000 ha | 820.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 850.55 1000 ha | 829.1 1000 ha | 882.91 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.28 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 800.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 6.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 22.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 195 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 234.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 51.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 453.35 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Agricultural land — area in Guinea-Bissau was 882.91 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 882.91 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 489.67 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for agricultural land — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 153rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.