Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0039 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0039 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0088 sq. km per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 96th of 210 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.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 0.0082 sq. km per person | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0054 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 0.0054 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.0041 sq. km per person | 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0039 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 sq. km per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 96th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land 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)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.