Agricultural land use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.3903 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.3903 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.8781 hectares per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3903 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 96th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8406 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8307 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8238 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.832 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8516 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8638 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8781 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8642 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8591 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.855 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8524 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8518 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8513 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.831 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7829 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7342 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6884 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.645 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6241 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6206 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6192 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6247 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6264 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.647 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6457 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5993 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5844 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5644 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5937 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5943 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5856 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5686 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.569 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5608 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5544 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5503 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5472 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5442 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.541 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5371 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5325 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5274 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.522 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5164 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5105 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5043 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4978 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.491 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4842 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4773 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4701 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4629 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4557 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4488 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4421 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4339 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4235 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4217 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4152 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4097 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4077 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3956 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3903 hectares per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8493 hectares per person | 0.8238 hectares per person | 0.8781 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7716 hectares per person | 0.6241 hectares per person | 0.855 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6126 hectares per person | 0.5644 hectares per person | 0.647 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5615 hectares per person | 0.541 hectares per person | 0.5943 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5123 hectares per person | 0.4842 hectares per person | 0.5371 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4451 hectares per person | 0.4152 hectares per person | 0.4773 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4008 hectares per person | 0.3903 hectares per person | 0.4097 hectares 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 use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.3903 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8781 hectares per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3903 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 96th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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 use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.