What is land area in Guinea-Bissau?

Land area in Guinea-Bissau was 2.81 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The highest recorded value was 2.81 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The lowest recorded value was 2.81 million hectares in 1961.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land area?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 42nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Land area in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guinea-Bissau: Land area was 2.81 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

2.81 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

42nd

of 53 countries

All-time high

2.81 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

2.81 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 2.81 million hectares for land area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.81 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.81 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Guinea-Bissau 42nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	9
1970s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	10
1980s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	10
1990s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	10
2000s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	10
2010s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

39 Sierra Leone 7.16 million hectares compare
40 Togo 5.44 million hectares compare
41 Lesotho 3.04 million hectares compare
43 Equatorial Guinea 2.81 million hectares compare
44 Burundi 2.57 million hectares compare
45 Rwanda 2.47 million hectares compare

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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)
Bananas — Production 8,718 t (2024)

All data for Guinea-Bissau →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Guinea-Bissau?: Land area in Guinea-Bissau was 2.81 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 2.81 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 2.81 million hectares in 1961.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land area?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 42nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.