Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.9547 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau is 0.9547 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.9547 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1778 ha per square kilometre, in 1975.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2489 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2845 ha per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2845 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3201 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2845 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2489 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2667 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3201 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3556 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3767 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3627 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3579 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.346 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3443 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3514 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3592 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3668 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3876 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4196 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4303 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4406 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4457 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4558 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4611 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4801 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4921 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5182 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5512 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5963 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5988 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.521 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5945 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5715 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6327 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5111 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6402 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6804 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6143 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6204 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6372 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8511 ha per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2020 | 0.884 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9442 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9374 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9547 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2331 ha per square kilometre | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | 0.2489 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2258 ha per square kilometre | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | 0.2845 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2998 ha per square kilometre | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | 0.3767 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3804 ha per square kilometre | 0.3443 ha per square kilometre | 0.4406 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.512 ha per square kilometre | 0.4457 ha per square kilometre | 0.5988 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6353 ha per square kilometre | 0.5111 ha per square kilometre | 0.8511 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9301 ha per square kilometre | 0.884 ha per square kilometre | 0.9547 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 33 Mozambique 1.27 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Philippines 1.17 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Angola 1.08 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Madagascar 0.943 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Liberia 0.9161 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 India 0.8903 ha 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.9547 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9547 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1778 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 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.