Inland waters — Area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Inland waters — Area was 800.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Guinea-Bissau stood at 800.5 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 801 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 800.5 1000 ha, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 800.9 1000 ha | 800.5 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Inland waters — area in Guinea-Bissau was 800.5 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 801 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 800.5 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for inland waters — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — 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.