Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 22.56 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Guinea-Bissau is 22.56 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 22.56 1000 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 17 1000 ha, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th of 201 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 | 17 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.51 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 22.56 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.56 1000 ha | 22.56 1000 ha | 22.56 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.56 1000 ha | 22.56 1000 ha | 22.56 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.56 1000 ha | 22.56 1000 ha | 22.56 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.28 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Guinea-Bissau was 22.56 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 22.56 1000 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.