Cropland extent over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cropland extent over the long-term was 698,169 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
698,169 hectares
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
122nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
698,169 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
19,407 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau stood at 698,169 hectares. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 698,169 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19,407 hectares, in 1000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 122nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 19,407 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 22,157 hectares | +14.2% |
| 1200 | 25,297 hectares | +14.2% |
| 1300 | 28,883 hectares | +14.2% |
| 1400 | 32,976 hectares | +14.2% |
| 1500 | 37,650 hectares | +14.2% |
| 1600 | 42,985 hectares | +14.2% |
| 1700 | 49,077 hectares | +14.2% |
| 1710 | 49,829 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1720 | 50,626 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1730 | 51,471 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1740 | 52,370 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1750 | 53,330 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1760 | 54,358 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1770 | 55,462 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1780 | 56,652 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1790 | 57,941 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1800 | 59,345 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1810 | 60,881 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1820 | 62,574 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1830 | 64,451 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1840 | 66,552 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1850 | 100,773 hectares | +51.4% |
| 1860 | 103,827 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1870 | 108,045 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1880 | 115,839 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1890 | 124,195 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1900 | 133,154 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1910 | 142,760 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1920 | 151,545 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1930 | 175,857 hectares | +16.0% |
| 1940 | 202,067 hectares | +14.9% |
| 1950 | 241,503 hectares | +19.5% |
| 1951 | 245,414 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 248,985 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 252,439 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 255,914 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 259,510 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 263,235 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 267,058 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 270,874 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 274,562 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 278,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 278,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 278,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 278,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 278,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 278,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 278,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 288,000 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 288,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 288,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 288,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 288,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 288,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 293,000 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 298,000 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 298,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 298,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 299,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 299,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 300,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 303,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 310,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 323,000 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 333,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 360,000 hectares | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 368,000 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 335,000 hectares | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 330,000 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 320,000 hectares | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 357,000 hectares | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 367,000 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 367,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 367,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 387,000 hectares | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 397,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 406,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 412,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 457,000 hectares | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 457,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 508,000 hectares | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 548,000 hectares | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 548,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 529,000 hectares | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 520,000 hectares | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 530,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 530,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 530,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 530,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 530,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 530,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 550,000 hectares | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 550,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 550,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 550,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 550,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 550,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 564,845 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 564,884 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 579,604 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 615,373 hectares | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 622,558 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 639,992 hectares | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 644,965 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 667,101 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 682,635 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 698,169 hectares | +2.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 698,169 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.98 million hectares, 18% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 698,169 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.31 million hectares, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +51.4% | 66,552 hectares | 100,773 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 19,407 hectares | 19,407 hectares | 19,407 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 22,157 hectares | 22,157 hectares | 22,157 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 25,297 hectares | 25,297 hectares | 25,297 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 28,883 hectares | 28,883 hectares | 28,883 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 32,976 hectares | 32,976 hectares | 32,976 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 37,650 hectares | 37,650 hectares | 37,650 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 42,985 hectares | 42,985 hectares | 42,985 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 49,077 hectares | 49,077 hectares | 49,077 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 49,829 hectares | 49,829 hectares | 49,829 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 50,626 hectares | 50,626 hectares | 50,626 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 51,471 hectares | 51,471 hectares | 51,471 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 52,370 hectares | 52,370 hectares | 52,370 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 53,330 hectares | 53,330 hectares | 53,330 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 54,358 hectares | 54,358 hectares | 54,358 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 55,462 hectares | 55,462 hectares | 55,462 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 56,652 hectares | 56,652 hectares | 56,652 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 57,941 hectares | 57,941 hectares | 57,941 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 59,345 hectares | 59,345 hectares | 59,345 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 60,881 hectares | 60,881 hectares | 60,881 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 62,574 hectares | 62,574 hectares | 62,574 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 64,451 hectares | 64,451 hectares | 64,451 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 66,552 hectares | 66,552 hectares | 66,552 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 100,773 hectares | 100,773 hectares | 100,773 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 103,827 hectares | 103,827 hectares | 103,827 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 108,045 hectares | 108,045 hectares | 108,045 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 115,839 hectares | 115,839 hectares | 115,839 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 124,195 hectares | 124,195 hectares | 124,195 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 133,154 hectares | 133,154 hectares | 133,154 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 142,760 hectares | 142,760 hectares | 142,760 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 151,545 hectares | 151,545 hectares | 151,545 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 175,857 hectares | 175,857 hectares | 175,857 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 202,067 hectares | 202,067 hectares | 202,067 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 257,949 hectares | 241,503 hectares | 274,562 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 281,000 hectares | 278,000 hectares | 288,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 294,900 hectares | 288,000 hectares | 300,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 333,900 hectares | 303,000 hectares | 368,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 412,500 hectares | 367,000 hectares | 508,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 532,500 hectares | 520,000 hectares | 548,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 562,471 hectares | 550,000 hectares | 615,373 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 659,237 hectares | 622,558 hectares | 698,169 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3104 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3882 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau was 698,169 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 698,169 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,407 hectares in 1000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 122nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.