Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 3.28 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guinea-Bissau is 3.28 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6.12 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.28 %, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.12 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.9 % | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 5.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.8 % | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 5.7 % | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 5.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.69 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.67 % | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 5.61 % | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 5.48 % | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 5.26 % | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 5.11 % | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 4.72 % | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 4.62 % | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 5.07 % | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 5.15 % | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 5.31 % | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4.76 % | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 4.63 % | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 4.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.39 % | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 4.28 % | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.89 % | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 5.48 % | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 4.94 % | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 4.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.44 % | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 4.12 % | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 4.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.28 % | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.36 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.25 % | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.26 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.21 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.06 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.96 % | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.97 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.87 % | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.63 % | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 3.59 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.48 % | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.43 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.28 % | -4.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.28 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.01 %, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.28 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.05 % | 5.9 % | 6.12 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.77 % | 5.67 % | 5.9 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.11 % | 4.62 % | 5.61 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.72 % | 4.28 % | 5.48 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 % | 4.12 % | 4.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 % | 3.63 % | 4.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 % | 3.28 % | 3.59 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guinea-Bissau?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guinea-Bissau was 3.28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 % in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.