Guinea-Bissau vs Portugal: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Guinea-Bissau
8.7%
in 2023
Portugal
7.3%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
27th
Portugal rank
29th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Portugal
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 8.7% against 7.3% in Portugal, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 225 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 1.0% | 6.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 12.7% | -3.6% | 16.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 14.1% | -1.1% | 15.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 11.7% | -2.8% | 14.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.8% | 2.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Guinea-Bissau or Portugal?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 8.7% against 7.3% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Guinea-Bissau and Portugal?
- 1.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Portugal rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.