Arable land in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Arable land was 0.1837 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.1837 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.4306 hectares per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1678 hectares per person, in 2017.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4106 hectares per person | 0.3953 hectares per person | 0.4306 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3828 hectares per person | 0.311 hectares per person | 0.4217 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2923 hectares per person | 0.2441 hectares per person | 0.323 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2432 hectares per person | 0.219 hectares per person | 0.2568 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2075 hectares per person | 0.1834 hectares per person | 0.243 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1774 hectares per person | 0.1678 hectares per person | 0.1915 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1864 hectares per person | 0.1837 hectares per person | 0.1915 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 65 Afghanistan 0.1893 hectares per person compare
- 66 Sierra Leone 0.1872 hectares per person compare
- 67 Syria 0.1865 hectares per person compare
- 69 Zambia 0.1834 hectares per person compare
- 70 Morocco 0.1823 hectares per person compare
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 0.1812 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
- Rural population 53.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 1.20 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 242,659 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,333 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 323,557 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Guinea-Bissau?
- Arable land in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1837 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4306 hectares per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1678 hectares per person in 2017.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for arable land?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.