Agricultural area per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural area per capita was 0.3903 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural area per capita in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.3903. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.8781 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3903, in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 98th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8493 | 0.8238 | 0.8781 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7716 | 0.6241 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6125 | 0.5644 | 0.647 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5615 | 0.541 | 0.5943 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5123 | 0.4842 | 0.537 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4451 | 0.4152 | 0.4773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4008 | 0.3903 | 0.4097 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 40.63 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 40.63 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Agricultural area per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.3903 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8781 in 1967.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3903 in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 98th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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