Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 31.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau is 31.4 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 31.4 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.41 %, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 123rd of 216 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 | 17.53 % | 17.41 % | 17.77 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.01 % | 17.77 % | 18.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.4 % | 18.3 % | 20.61 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.86 % | 20.58 % | 23.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.97 % | 23.56 % | 26.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.03 % | 26.8 % | 29.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.25 % | 29.48 % | 31.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.19 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -66.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau was 31.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.41 % in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 123rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.