Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
29th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Guinea-Bissau 29th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1998 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 26 Spain 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Portugal 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Nigeria 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Vanuatu 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Greece 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Italy 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.