Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 22.09 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 22.09 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 43.23 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17.38 %, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 157th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.23 % | — |
| 1962 | 43.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 43.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 43.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 43.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 43.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 42.36 % | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 42.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 42.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 42.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 42.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 42.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 41.94 % | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 41.53 % | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 41.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 41.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 41.45 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 41.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 41.37 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 41.13 % | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 40.58 % | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 39.59 % | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 38.86 % | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 37.03 % | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 36.52 % | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 38.72 % | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 39.08 % | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 39.81 % | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 37.22 % | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 36.58 % | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 36.99 % | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 36.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35.76 % | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 35.18 % | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 34.61 % | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 34.53 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 28.35 % | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 29.28 % | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 22.4 % | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 17.38 % | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 18.42 % | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 22.26 % | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 24.56 % | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 23.94 % | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 24.77 % | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.68 % | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 26.61 % | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 27.24 % | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 28.06 % | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.21 % | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 27.03 % | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 27.83 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 28.61 % | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 29.38 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 30.13 % | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 28.78 % | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 28.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.37 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.37 % | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 24.12 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 23.12 % | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 23.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.84 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 22.09 % | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.94 % | 42.36 % | 43.23 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.79 % | 41.37 % | 42.36 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.85 % | 36.52 % | 41.13 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.07 % | 22.4 % | 36.99 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.89 % | 17.38 % | 28.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.95 % | 24.37 % | 30.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.06 % | 22.09 % | 24.12 % | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -5.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -100 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau was 22.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 43.23 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.38 % in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 157th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.