What is land area in Guinea-Bissau?

Land area in Guinea-Bissau was 28,120 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The highest recorded value was 28,120 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The lowest recorded value was 28,120 sq. km in 1961.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land area?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Land area in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guinea-Bissau: Land area was 28,120 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

28,120 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

139th

of 216 countries

All-time high

28,120 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

28,120 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Guinea-Bissau is 28,120 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 28,120 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 28,120 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Guinea-Bissau 139th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	9
1970s	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	10
1980s	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	10
1990s	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	10
2000s	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	10
2010s	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	10
2020s	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

136 Belgium 30,494 sq. km compare
137 Lesotho 30,360 sq. km compare
138 Armenia 28,199 sq. km compare
140 Equatorial Guinea 28,050 sq. km compare
141 Solomon Islands 27,990 sq. km compare
142 Haiti 27,560 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Guinea-Bissau?: Land area in Guinea-Bissau was 28,120 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 28,120 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 28,120 sq. km in 1961.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land area?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.