Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau: Arable and permanent cropland

Gabon
495,000 hectares
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
550,000 hectares
in 2011
Gabon rank
41st
Guinea-Bissau rank
40th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

  • Gabon
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 550,000 hectares against 495,000 hectares in Gabon, a difference of 55,000 hectares.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gabon ranks 41st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 205,000 hectares 281,333 hectares 76,333 hectares Guinea-Bissau
1970s 367,900 hectares 294,900 hectares 73,000 hectares Gabon
1980s 452,000 hectares 333,900 hectares 118,100 hectares Gabon
1990s 476,900 hectares 412,500 hectares 64,400 hectares Gabon
2000s 495,000 hectares 532,500 hectares 37,500 hectares Guinea-Bissau
2010s 495,000 hectares 550,000 hectares 55,000 hectares Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Gabon or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 550,000 hectares against 495,000 hectares in Gabon as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
55,000 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Gabon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?
Gabon ranks 41st 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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Indicator
Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

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