Land use over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Land use over the long-term was 175,200 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
175,200 hectares
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
142nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
239,790 hectares
in 2015
All-time low
20,876 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau is 175,200 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 239,790 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20,876 hectares, in 1000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Land use over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 20,876 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 23,302 hectares | +11.6% |
| 1200 | 25,964 hectares | +11.4% |
| 1300 | 28,870 hectares | +11.2% |
| 1400 | 32,021 hectares | +10.9% |
| 1500 | 35,412 hectares | +10.6% |
| 1600 | 39,021 hectares | +10.2% |
| 1700 | 42,806 hectares | +9.7% |
| 1710 | 43,276 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1720 | 43,778 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1730 | 44,313 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1740 | 44,886 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1750 | 45,502 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1760 | 46,166 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1770 | 46,884 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1780 | 47,664 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1790 | 48,516 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1800 | 49,449 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1810 | 50,479 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1820 | 51,622 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1830 | 52,900 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1840 | 54,341 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1850 | 81,850 hectares | +50.6% |
| 1860 | 83,879 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1870 | 86,812 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1880 | 92,559 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1890 | 98,677 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1900 | 105,188 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1910 | 112,118 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1920 | 118,310 hectares | +5.5% |
| 1930 | 136,459 hectares | +15.3% |
| 1940 | 155,829 hectares | +14.2% |
| 1950 | 185,069 hectares | +18.8% |
| 1951 | 187,946 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 190,559 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 193,078 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 195,611 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 198,232 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 200,948 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 203,735 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 206,512 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 209,188 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 211,670 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 211,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 215,450 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 215,450 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 215,450 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 215,450 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 214,895 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 217,340 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 180,785 hectares | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 189,230 hectares | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 146,675 hectares | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 115,120 hectares | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 123,565 hectares | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 151,010 hectares | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 168,455 hectares | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 166,900 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 175,345 hectares | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 183,790 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 192,235 hectares | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 200,680 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 209,125 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 197,570 hectares | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 206,014 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 214,458 hectares | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 222,902 hectares | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 231,346 hectares | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 239,790 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 230,000 hectares | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 230,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 231,000 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 200,000 hectares | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 187,600 hectares | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 181,400 hectares | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 175,200 hectares | -3.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 175,200 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.53 million hectares, 2% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 175,200 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.45 million hectares, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +50.6% | 54,341 hectares | 81,850 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 20,876 hectares | 20,876 hectares | 20,876 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 23,302 hectares | 23,302 hectares | 23,302 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 25,964 hectares | 25,964 hectares | 25,964 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 28,870 hectares | 28,870 hectares | 28,870 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 32,021 hectares | 32,021 hectares | 32,021 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 35,412 hectares | 35,412 hectares | 35,412 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 39,021 hectares | 39,021 hectares | 39,021 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 42,806 hectares | 42,806 hectares | 42,806 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 43,276 hectares | 43,276 hectares | 43,276 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 43,778 hectares | 43,778 hectares | 43,778 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 44,313 hectares | 44,313 hectares | 44,313 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 44,886 hectares | 44,886 hectares | 44,886 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 45,502 hectares | 45,502 hectares | 45,502 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 46,166 hectares | 46,166 hectares | 46,166 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 46,884 hectares | 46,884 hectares | 46,884 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 47,664 hectares | 47,664 hectares | 47,664 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 48,516 hectares | 48,516 hectares | 48,516 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 49,449 hectares | 49,449 hectares | 49,449 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 50,479 hectares | 50,479 hectares | 50,479 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 51,622 hectares | 51,622 hectares | 51,622 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 52,900 hectares | 52,900 hectares | 52,900 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 54,341 hectares | 54,341 hectares | 54,341 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 81,850 hectares | 81,850 hectares | 81,850 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 83,879 hectares | 83,879 hectares | 83,879 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 86,812 hectares | 86,812 hectares | 86,812 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 92,559 hectares | 92,559 hectares | 92,559 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 98,677 hectares | 98,677 hectares | 98,677 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 105,188 hectares | 105,188 hectares | 105,188 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 112,118 hectares | 112,118 hectares | 112,118 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 118,310 hectares | 118,310 hectares | 118,310 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 136,459 hectares | 136,459 hectares | 136,459 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 155,829 hectares | 155,829 hectares | 155,829 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 197,088 hectares | 185,069 hectares | 209,188 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 211,670 hectares | 211,670 hectares | 211,670 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 211,670 hectares | 211,670 hectares | 211,670 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 211,670 hectares | 211,670 hectares | 211,670 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 202,240 hectares | 146,675 hectares | 217,340 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 168,622 hectares | 115,120 hectares | 209,125 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,308 hectares | 197,570 hectares | 239,790 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,700 hectares | 175,200 hectares | 200,000 hectares | 6 |
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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 over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau?
- Land use over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau was 175,200 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 239,790 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,876 hectares in 1000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land use over the long-term?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.