Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
64th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1988
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1988.
That places Guinea-Bissau 64th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 61 Austria 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Armenia 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Croatia 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Ethiopia 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Greece 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Niger 0.014 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 64th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — 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.