Cropland — Area per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.31 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.31 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.51 ha/cap in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3 ha/cap, in 2017.
That places Guinea-Bissau 44th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4856 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.449 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.376 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.375 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.391 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.324 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 41 Cuba 0.32 ha/cap compare
- 41 Czechoslovakia 0.32 ha/cap compare
- 41 Mongolia 0.32 ha/cap compare
- 44 Iceland 0.31 ha/cap compare
- 44 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.31 ha/cap compare
- 47 Benin 0.3 ha/cap compare
- 47 Brazil 0.3 ha/cap compare
- 47 Poland 0.3 ha/cap compare
- 47 Thailand 0.3 ha/cap compare
- 47 Tonga 0.3 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.28 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 800.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 6.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 22.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 195 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 234.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 51.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 453.35 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cropland — area per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.31 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.51 ha/cap in 1967.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 ha/cap in 2017.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.