Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Guinea-Bissau or Panama?

Guinea-Bissau, at 698,169 hectares against 661,020 hectares in Panama as of 2025.

What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Guinea-Bissau and Panama?

37,149 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Panama?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Panama: Cropland extent over the long-term

Guinea-Bissau

698,169 hectares

in 2025

Panama

661,020 hectares

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

122nd

Panama rank

125th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Guinea-Bissau
Panama

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 698,169 hectares against 661,020 hectares in Panama, a difference of 37,149 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Panama ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 125th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 18 and Panama in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1000s	19,407 hectares	105,872 hectares	86,465 hectares	Panama
1100s	22,157 hectares	114,113 hectares	91,956 hectares	Panama
1200s	25,297 hectares	122,622 hectares	97,325 hectares	Panama
1300s	28,883 hectares	131,273 hectares	102,390 hectares	Panama
1400s	32,976 hectares	139,879 hectares	106,903 hectares	Panama
1500s	37,650 hectares	148,155 hectares	110,506 hectares	Panama
1600s	42,985 hectares	70,048 hectares	27,062 hectares	Panama
1700s	49,077 hectares	32,746 hectares	16,331 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1710s	49,829 hectares	34,211 hectares	15,619 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1720s	50,626 hectares	35,734 hectares	14,891 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1730s	51,471 hectares	37,320 hectares	14,152 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1740s	52,370 hectares	38,968 hectares	13,403 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1750s	53,330 hectares	40,680 hectares	12,650 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1760s	54,358 hectares	42,459 hectares	11,899 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1770s	55,462 hectares	44,305 hectares	11,156 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1780s	56,652 hectares	46,222 hectares	10,430 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1790s	57,941 hectares	48,209 hectares	9,733 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1800s	59,345 hectares	50,268 hectares	9,077 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1810s	60,881 hectares	52,401 hectares	8,480 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1820s	62,574 hectares	57,981 hectares	4,592 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1830s	64,451 hectares	64,136 hectares	315.3 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1840s	66,552 hectares	70,920 hectares	4,368 hectares	Panama
1850s	100,773 hectares	78,395 hectares	22,378 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1860s	103,827 hectares	89,275 hectares	14,552 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1870s	108,045 hectares	99,859 hectares	8,186 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1880s	115,839 hectares	108,298 hectares	7,541 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
1890s	124,195 hectares	124,752 hectares	557 hectares	Panama
1900s	133,154 hectares	143,634 hectares	10,480 hectares	Panama
1910s	142,760 hectares	181,708 hectares	38,948 hectares	Panama
1920s	151,545 hectares	219,126 hectares	67,581 hectares	Panama
1930s	175,857 hectares	249,953 hectares	74,096 hectares	Panama
1940s	202,067 hectares	332,695 hectares	130,628 hectares	Panama
1950s	257,949 hectares	488,629 hectares	230,679 hectares	Panama
1960s	281,000 hectares	557,500 hectares	276,500 hectares	Panama
1970s	294,900 hectares	546,100 hectares	251,200 hectares	Panama
1980s	333,900 hectares	593,800 hectares	259,900 hectares	Panama
1990s	412,500 hectares	661,800 hectares	249,300 hectares	Panama
2000s	532,500 hectares	709,000 hectares	176,500 hectares	Panama
2010s	562,471 hectares	718,339 hectares	155,868 hectares	Panama
2020s	659,237 hectares	666,718 hectares	7,482 hectares	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Guinea-Bissau or Panama?: Guinea-Bissau, at 698,169 hectares against 661,020 hectares in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Guinea-Bissau and Panama?: 37,149 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Panama?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Panama rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 125th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.