Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural land was 840,530 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
840,530
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
144th
of 226 countries
All-time high
840,530
in 2023
All-time low
489,670
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 840,530 for agricultural land 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 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 840,530 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 489,670, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th of 226 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 493,003 | 489,670 | 499,670 | 9 |
| 1970s | 506,570 | 499,670 | 511,670 | 10 |
| 1980s | 545,570 | 514,670 | 579,670 | 10 |
| 1990s | 614,740 | 578,670 | 654,675 | 10 |
| 2000s | 701,122 | 663,120 | 739,125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 782,937 | 747,570 | 816,953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 834,455 | 824,911 | 840,530 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Rural population 53.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 1.20 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.33 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau?
- Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau was 840,530 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 840,530 in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 489,670 in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for agricultural land?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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