Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 46.57 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Guinea-Bissau is 46.57 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 136.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 46.57 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.78 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.78 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 19.68 Square kilometres | +124.2% |
| 2015 | 28.83 Square kilometres | +46.5% |
| 2020 | 40.84 Square kilometres | +41.7% |
| 2022 | 46.57 Square kilometres | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.78 Square kilometres | 8.78 Square kilometres | 8.78 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.25 Square kilometres | 19.68 Square kilometres | 28.83 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.7 Square kilometres | 40.84 Square kilometres | 46.57 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 137 Mauritius 56.88 Square kilometres compare
- 138 Hong Kong, China 55.77 Square kilometres compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 54.85 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Belize 37.87 Square kilometres compare
- 142 New Caledonia 31.67 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Barbados 30.27 Square kilometres compare
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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Guinea-Bissau?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Guinea-Bissau was 46.57 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 46.57 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.78 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation