Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0119 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0119 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0129 ha per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 ha per person, in 1976.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 39th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.011 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0109 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.011 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0113 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0115 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0114 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0121 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0112 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0111 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0102 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0111 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0101 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0098 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0077 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0108 ha per person | +49.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0082 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0098 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0109 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0076 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0084 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0099 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0108 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0112 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0106 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0103 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0098 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0093 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0092 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0095 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0101 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0102 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0101 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.011 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.01 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0093 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 ha per person | +30.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0123 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0129 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0125 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0119 ha per person | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0122 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0129 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0119 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0129 ha per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 ha per person in 1976.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 39th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.