Cropland — Share in Land area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cropland — Share in Land area was 24.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau is 24.46 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 24.46 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.89 %, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st of 234 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.01 % | 9.89 % | 10.24 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.49 % | 10.24 % | 10.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.88 % | 10.78 % | 13.09 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.67 % | 13.05 % | 18.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.98 % | 18.4 % | 19.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2 % | 19.77 % | 22.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.28 % | 22.37 % | 24.46 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cropland — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau was 24.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 24.46 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.89 % in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.