Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Arable and permanent cropland
Eritrea
692,000 hectares
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
550,000 hectares
in 2011
Eritrea rank
37th
Guinea-Bissau rank
40th
Arable and permanent cropland over time
- Eritrea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 692,000 hectares against 550,000 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 142,000 hectares.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 37th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 52 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 449,000 hectares | 432,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 622,300 hectares | 532,500 hectares | 89,800 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 692,000 hectares | 550,000 hectares | 142,000 hectares | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Eritrea, at 692,000 hectares against 550,000 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
- What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 142,000 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
- How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?
- Eritrea ranks 37th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land 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