Agricultural land use in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural land use was 840,530 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
840,530 hectares
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
145th
of 227 countries
All-time high
840,530 hectares
in 2023
All-time low
489,670 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 840,530 hectares for agricultural land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 840,530 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 489,670 hectares, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 489,670 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 499,670 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 499,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 499,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 499,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 499,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 499,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 504,670 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 509,670 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 509,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 509,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 510,670 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 510,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 511,670 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 514,670 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 521,670 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 534,670 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 544,670 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 571,670 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 579,670 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 546,670 hectares | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 541,670 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 531,670 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 568,670 hectares | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 578,670 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 582,450 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 582,450 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 602,450 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 612,450 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 620,895 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 629,340 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 637,785 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 646,230 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 654,675 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 663,120 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 671,565 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 680,010 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 688,455 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 696,900 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 705,345 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 713,790 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 722,235 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 730,680 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 739,125 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 747,570 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 756,014 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 764,458 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 772,902 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 781,346 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 789,790 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 794,845 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 794,884 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 810,604 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 816,953 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 824,911 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 839,355 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 833,024 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 840,530 hectares | +0.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 840,530 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.61 million hectares, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 840,530 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.51 million hectares, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 493,003 hectares | 489,670 hectares | 499,670 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 506,570 hectares | 499,670 hectares | 511,670 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 545,570 hectares | 514,670 hectares | 579,670 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 614,740 hectares | 578,670 hectares | 654,675 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 701,122 hectares | 663,120 hectares | 739,125 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 782,937 hectares | 747,570 hectares | 816,953 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 834,455 hectares | 824,911 hectares | 840,530 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Agricultural land use in Guinea-Bissau was 840,530 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 840,530 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 489,670 hectares in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for agricultural land use?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.