Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.003 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.003 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
34th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0051 Square kilometres per person
in 1967
All-time low
0.003 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0051 Square kilometres per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.003 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 34th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.003 Square kilometres per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.002 Square kilometres per person, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.003 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.002 Square kilometres per person, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 31 Iceland 0.0031 Square kilometres per person compare
- 32 Thailand 0.003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 33 Brazil 0.003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 35 Tonga 0.003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Benin 0.003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Albania 0.0028 Square kilometres per person 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)
- 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 use hidden — cropland, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.003 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 Square kilometres per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.