Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 12.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 12.2 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 226.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 15.93 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1422 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Guinea-Bissau 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2134 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1422 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1778 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3912 tonnes per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3556 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4623 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4979 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2489 tonnes per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1969 | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +314.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7112 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1971 | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8179 tonnes per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 1973 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1974 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7824 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9246 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 0.889 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +148.0% |
| 1979 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1981 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1982 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9602 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1985 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7824 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1987 | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +172.7% |
| 1988 | 1.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 2.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 2.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 2.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 3.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +56.9% |
| 1998 | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | -51.6% |
| 1999 | 2.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 2000 | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2001 | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 3.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 3.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 2007 | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 3.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +162.9% |
| 2010 | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 3.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 7.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +113.3% |
| 2015 | 8.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 9 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 10.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 10.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 12.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 15.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 9.99 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2022 | 10.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 12.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 12.2 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 12.2 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +314.3% | 0.2489 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3912 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1422 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7112 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7824 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 92 Liberia 12.94 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 93 Mexico 12.91 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 94 Syria 12.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 96 Lesotho 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 97 North Macedonia 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 11.55 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Guinea-Bissau was 12.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 15.93 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1422 tonnes per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.