Arable land — Area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Arable land — Area was 453.35 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Guinea-Bissau stood at 453.35 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 453.35 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 230 1000 ha, in 1988.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 235 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 245 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 245 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 245 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 245 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 245 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 245 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 250 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 255 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 255 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 255 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 255 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 255 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 255 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 255 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 257 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 270 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 280 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 285 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 290 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 250 1000 ha | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 240 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 230 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 240 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 250 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 270 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 280 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 280 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 270 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 270 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 260 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 280 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 300 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 280 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 270 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 280 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 280 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 280 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 280 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 280 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 280 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 300 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 315.31 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 316.04 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 330.6 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 367.94 1000 ha | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 376.34 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 395.71 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 400.79 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 424.18 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 453.35 1000 ha | +6.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 453.35 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,000 1000 ha, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 453.35 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,650 1000 ha, 17% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238.33 1000 ha | 235 1000 ha | 245 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 251.5 1000 ha | 245 1000 ha | 255 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 259.7 1000 ha | 230 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 266 1000 ha | 250 1000 ha | 280 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 283 1000 ha | 270 1000 ha | 300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 312.99 1000 ha | 300 1000 ha | 367.94 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 410.07 1000 ha | 376.34 1000 ha | 453.35 1000 ha | 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Arable land — area in Guinea-Bissau was 453.35 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 453.35 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 230 1000 ha in 1988.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for arable land — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.