Land use for palm oil production in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Land use for palm oil production was 9,570 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land use for palm oil production in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, land use for palm oil production in Guinea-Bissau stood at 9,570 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 19,500 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8,500 hectares, in 1972.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,278 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 19,500 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,700 hectares | 8,500 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,700 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,150 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 9,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,500 hectares | 9,500 hectares | 9,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,511 hectares | 9,500 hectares | 9,530 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,557 hectares | 9,537 hectares | 9,570 hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2417 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3567 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for palm oil production in Guinea-Bissau?
- Land use for palm oil production in Guinea-Bissau was 9,570 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 19,500 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,500 hectares in 1972.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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