What is arable land use per person in Guinea-Bissau?

Arable land use per person in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1837 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The highest recorded value was 0.4306 hectares per person in 1967.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1678 hectares per person in 2017.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank for arable land use per person?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Arable land use per person in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guinea-Bissau: Arable land use per person was 0.1837 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.1837 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

68th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.4306 hectares per person

in 1967

All-time low

0.1678 hectares per person

in 2017

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Guinea-Bissau is 0.1837 hectares per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.4306 hectares per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1678 hectares per person, in 2017.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4106 hectares per person	0.3953 hectares per person	0.4306 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.3828 hectares per person	0.311 hectares per person	0.4217 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.2923 hectares per person	0.2441 hectares per person	0.323 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.2432 hectares per person	0.219 hectares per person	0.2568 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.2075 hectares per person	0.1834 hectares per person	0.243 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.1774 hectares per person	0.1678 hectares per person	0.1915 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.1864 hectares per person	0.1837 hectares per person	0.1915 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

65 Afghanistan 0.1893 hectares per person compare
66 Sierra Leone 0.1872 hectares per person compare
67 Syria 0.1865 hectares per person compare
69 Zambia 0.1834 hectares per person compare
70 Morocco 0.1823 hectares per person compare
71 Kyrgyzstan 0.1812 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Guinea-Bissau

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3269 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2417 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3567 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Guinea-Bissau →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Guinea-Bissau?: Arable land use per person in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1837 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 0.4306 hectares per person in 1967.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1678 hectares per person in 2017.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for arable land use per person?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.