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 73rd out of 211 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.
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 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 7 t (2024)
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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 73rd out of 211 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.