Land use in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Land use was 645,530 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Guinea-Bissau stood at 645,530 hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 645,530 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 278,000 hectares, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 281,333 hectares | 278,000 hectares | 288,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 294,900 hectares | 288,000 hectares | 300,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 333,900 hectares | 303,000 hectares | 368,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 412,500 hectares | 367,000 hectares | 508,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 532,500 hectares | 520,000 hectares | 548,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 562,629 hectares | 550,000 hectares | 616,953 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 638,205 hectares | 624,911 hectares | 645,530 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Land use in Guinea-Bissau was 645,530 hectares in 2023, 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 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 645,530 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 278,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land use?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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