Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.1102 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.1102 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.2722 hectares per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0684 hectares per person, in 2014.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th of 181 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.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1665 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1713 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1699 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2039 hectares per person | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1739 hectares per person | -14.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1676 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1467 hectares per person | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1314 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1186 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1181 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.116 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1185 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1282 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1516 hectares per person | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1874 hectares per person | +23.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2017 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1806 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -18.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1549 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1604 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.197 hectares per person | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2722 hectares per person | +38.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2395 hectares per person | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2026 hectares per person | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1415 hectares per person | -30.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1294 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1079 hectares per person | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.09 hectares per person | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1016 hectares per person | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1122 hectares per person | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1114 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1144 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1192 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1248 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1277 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1117 hectares per person | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1081 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1022 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1157 hectares per person | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1313 hectares per person | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1276 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1101 hectares per person | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1011 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1091 hectares per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1161 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1127 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0941 hectares per person | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0979 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0913 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0949 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0854 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0994 hectares per person | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1114 hectares per person | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0684 hectares per person | -38.6% |
| 2015 | 0.083 hectares per person | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0869 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0811 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0833 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0947 hectares per person | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0953 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1007 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0978 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1017 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1102 hectares per person | +8.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1102 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0914 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1102 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1611 hectares per person | 0.1186 hectares per person | 0.2039 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1505 hectares per person | 0.116 hectares per person | 0.2017 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1642 hectares per person | 0.09 hectares per person | 0.2722 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1148 hectares per person | 0.1022 hectares per person | 0.1277 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1091 hectares per person | 0.0913 hectares per person | 0.1313 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0889 hectares per person | 0.0684 hectares per person | 0.1114 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1012 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.1102 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1102 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2722 hectares per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0684 hectares per person in 2014.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.