El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural area over the long-term
El Salvador
944,308 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
873,369 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
140th
Guinea-Bissau rank
142nd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- El Salvador
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 944,308 hectares against 873,369 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 70,939 hectares.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 140th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 29 and Guinea-Bissau in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 51,543 hectares | 40,282 hectares | 11,261 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1100s | 54,246 hectares | 45,459 hectares | 8,787 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1200s | 56,843 hectares | 51,262 hectares | 5,582 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1300s | 59,236 hectares | 57,752 hectares | 1,484 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1400s | 61,281 hectares | 64,997 hectares | 3,716 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1500s | 62,760 hectares | 73,062 hectares | 10,302 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1600s | 79,295 hectares | 82,007 hectares | 2,712 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1700s | 85,432 hectares | 91,883 hectares | 6,451 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1710s | 86,192 hectares | 93,106 hectares | 6,914 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1720s | 87,197 hectares | 94,403 hectares | 7,206 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1730s | 88,546 hectares | 95,784 hectares | 7,237 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1740s | 90,380 hectares | 97,257 hectares | 6,876 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1750s | 92,900 hectares | 98,832 hectares | 5,932 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1760s | 96,395 hectares | 100,524 hectares | 4,129 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1770s | 101,283 hectares | 102,346 hectares | 1,063 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1780s | 118,522 hectares | 104,316 hectares | 14,206 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 135,561 hectares | 106,457 hectares | 29,104 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 152,372 hectares | 108,794 hectares | 43,578 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 169,597 hectares | 111,360 hectares | 58,237 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 186,673 hectares | 114,195 hectares | 72,478 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 215,703 hectares | 117,351 hectares | 98,352 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 244,425 hectares | 120,894 hectares | 123,531 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 272,762 hectares | 182,623 hectares | 90,139 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 306,480 hectares | 187,706 hectares | 118,774 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 335,981 hectares | 194,856 hectares | 141,125 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 383,349 hectares | 208,397 hectares | 174,952 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 423,808 hectares | 222,872 hectares | 200,936 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 456,950 hectares | 238,343 hectares | 218,607 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 548,604 hectares | 254,878 hectares | 293,726 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 718,000 hectares | 269,856 hectares | 448,144 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 722,184 hectares | 312,315 hectares | 409,869 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 696,020 hectares | 357,896 hectares | 338,124 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 721,692 hectares | 455,037 hectares | 266,655 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 746,163 hectares | 492,670 hectares | 253,493 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 791,194 hectares | 506,570 hectares | 284,624 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 852,137 hectares | 545,570 hectares | 306,567 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 918,359 hectares | 614,740 hectares | 303,620 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 929,832 hectares | 701,122 hectares | 228,710 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 930,526 hectares | 782,779 hectares | 147,747 hectares | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 944,387 hectares | 849,937 hectares | 94,450 hectares | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, El Salvador or Guinea-Bissau?
- El Salvador, at 944,308 hectares against 873,369 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 70,939 hectares, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- El Salvador ranks 140th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.