Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 33.92 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Guinea-Bissau, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 33.92 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 42.44 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.92 1000 ha, in 2015.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 107th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 42.44 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 39.62 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 37.57 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 38.03 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 37.6 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 36.29 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 36.19 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.72 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 35.07 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 36.32 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 35.26 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 34.89 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 34.05 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 33.97 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 33.92 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 33.92 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 173.34 1000 ha, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 33.92 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 173.34 1000 ha, 20% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.61 1000 ha | 35.07 1000 ha | 42.44 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.41 1000 ha | 33.92 1000 ha | 36.32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.92 1000 ha | 33.92 1000 ha | 33.92 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 temporary meadows and pastures — area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Guinea-Bissau was 33.92 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 42.44 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.92 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 107th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Temporary meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.