Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
114th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 114th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0214 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 111 Austria 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Congo 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Slovenia 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Argentina 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Guam 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Indonesia 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.