Agricultural population in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural population was 1.24 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Agricultural population in Guinea-Bissau, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
In 2012, agricultural population in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.24 million FAO, number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural population in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.24 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 729,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
That places Guinea-Bissau 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 790,900 FAO, number | 729,000 FAO, number | 852,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 938,000 FAO, number | 867,000 FAO, number | 1.01 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million FAO, number | 1.02 million FAO, number | 1.18 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million FAO, number | 1.20 million FAO, number | 1.24 million FAO, number | 3 |
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 population in Guinea-Bissau?
- Agricultural population in Guinea-Bissau was 1.24 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest agricultural population recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural population recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 729,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for agricultural population?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is agricultural population rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Agricultural Population is defined as all persons depending for their livelihood on agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry. This estimate comprises all persons actively engaged in agriculture and their non-working dependants. The Agricultural Population series are estimated by FAO based on the total population series obtained from UN Population Division ("World population prospects: The 2008 Revision") and the ratios of labour force in total population and agricultural labour force in total labour force from ILO: ("Economically active population, 1950-2010: The 4th Revision", ILO, Geneva, 1996). Direct information on agricultural population derived from national population censuses or surveys is scarce.