Guinea-Bissau vs Ireland: Arable land

Guinea-Bissau
395,530 hectares
in 2023
Ireland
439,000 hectares
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
131st
Ireland rank
128th

Arable land over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Ireland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 439,000 hectares against 395,530 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 43,470 hectares.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st and Ireland ranks 128th of 206 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 238,333 hectares 572,489 hectares 334,156 hectares Ireland
1970s 251,500 hectares 498,990 hectares 247,490 hectares Ireland
1980s 259,700 hectares 485,770 hectares 226,070 hectares Ireland
1990s 266,000 hectares 412,140 hectares 146,140 hectares Ireland
2000s 283,000 hectares 493,784 hectares 210,784 hectares Ireland
2010s 312,629 hectares 458,881 hectares 146,252 hectares Ireland
2020s 388,205 hectares 441,250 hectares 53,045 hectares Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Guinea-Bissau or Ireland?
Ireland, at 439,000 hectares against 395,530 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Guinea-Bissau and Ireland?
43,470 hectares, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Ireland rank globally for arable land?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st and Ireland ranks 128th of 206 countries.
Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.