Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 51.35 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau is 51.35 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 51.41 % in 1983 and was at its lowest, 37.57 %, in 2009.
That places Guinea-Bissau 87th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.99 % | — |
| 1962 | 47.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 47.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 47.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 47.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 47.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 49.03 % | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 49.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 49.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 49.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 49.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 49.54 % | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 50.03 % | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 50.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 49.93 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 49.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 49.84 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 49.55 % | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 49.26 % | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 50.5 % | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 51.41 % | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 49.85 % | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 50.03 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 45.73 % | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 44.31 % | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 43.26 % | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 42.2 % | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 43.2 % | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 42.92 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 42.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.82 % | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 45.72 % | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 45.1 % | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 42.9 % | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 42.33 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 40.23 % | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 42.77 % | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 45.28 % | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 44.71 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 41.27 % | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 39.37 % | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 40.16 % | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 39.56 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 39.12 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 38.76 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 38 % | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 37.57 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 39.8 % | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 39.36 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 38.93 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 38.51 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 38.1 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 37.7 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 39.45 % | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 39.56 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 40.6 % | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 44.83 % | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 45.39 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 46.91 % | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 47.52 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 49.69 % | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 51.35 % | +3.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 51.35 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.93 %, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 51.35 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.34 % | 47.99 % | 49.03 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.64 % | 49.03 % | 50.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.61 % | 42.2 % | 51.41 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.29 % | 40.23 % | 45.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.38 % | 37.57 % | 45.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.68 % | 37.7 % | 44.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.17 % | 45.39 % | 51.35 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 85 Iraq 52.18 % compare
- 86 Austria 51.46 % compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 50.4 % compare
- 89 China, Hong Kong SAR 50 % compare
- 90 Israel 49.99 % 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)
- 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 — share in agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau was 51.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 51.41 % in 1983.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.57 % in 2009.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 87th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.