Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1102 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.1102 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.2722 ha per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0684 ha per person, in 2014.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1665 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1713 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1699 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2039 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1739 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1676 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1467 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1314 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1186 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1181 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.116 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1185 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1282 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1516 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1874 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2017 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1806 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1478 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1549 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1604 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.197 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2722 ha per person | +38.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2395 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2026 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1415 ha per person | -30.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1294 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1079 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.09 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1016 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1122 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1114 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1144 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1192 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1248 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1277 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1117 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1081 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1022 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1157 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1313 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1276 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1101 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1011 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1091 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1161 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1127 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0941 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0979 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0913 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0949 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0854 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0994 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1114 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0684 ha per person | -38.6% |
| 2015 | 0.083 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0869 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0811 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0833 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0947 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0953 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1007 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0978 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1017 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1102 ha per person | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1611 ha per person | 0.1186 ha per person | 0.2039 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1505 ha per person | 0.116 ha per person | 0.2017 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1642 ha per person | 0.09 ha per person | 0.2722 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1148 ha per person | 0.1022 ha per person | 0.1277 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1091 ha per person | 0.0913 ha per person | 0.1313 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0889 ha per person | 0.0684 ha per person | 0.1114 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1012 ha per person | 0.0953 ha per person | 0.1102 ha per person | 5 |
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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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1102 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2722 ha per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0684 ha per person in 2014.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.