Agricultural area over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural area over the long-term was 873,369 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
873,369 hectares
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
142nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
873,369 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
40,282 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area 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, agricultural area over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau stood at 873,369 hectares. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 873,369 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40,282 hectares, in 1000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd 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.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 40,282 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 45,459 hectares | +12.9% |
| 1200 | 51,262 hectares | +12.8% |
| 1300 | 57,752 hectares | +12.7% |
| 1400 | 64,997 hectares | +12.5% |
| 1500 | 73,062 hectares | +12.4% |
| 1600 | 82,007 hectares | +12.2% |
| 1700 | 91,883 hectares | +12.0% |
| 1710 | 93,106 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1720 | 94,403 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1730 | 95,784 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1740 | 97,257 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1750 | 98,832 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1760 | 100,524 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1770 | 102,346 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1780 | 104,316 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1790 | 106,457 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1800 | 108,794 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1810 | 111,360 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1820 | 114,195 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1830 | 117,351 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1840 | 120,894 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1850 | 182,623 hectares | +51.1% |
| 1860 | 187,706 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1870 | 194,856 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1880 | 208,397 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1890 | 222,872 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1900 | 238,343 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1910 | 254,878 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1920 | 269,856 hectares | +5.9% |
| 1930 | 312,315 hectares | +15.7% |
| 1940 | 357,896 hectares | +14.6% |
| 1950 | 426,572 hectares | +19.2% |
| 1951 | 433,359 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 439,544 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 445,517 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 451,525 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 457,742 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 464,184 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 470,793 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 477,387 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 483,750 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 489,670 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 489,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 499,670 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 499,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 499,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 499,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 499,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 499,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 504,670 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 509,670 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 509,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 509,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 510,670 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 510,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 511,670 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 514,670 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 521,670 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 534,670 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 544,670 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 571,670 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 579,670 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 546,670 hectares | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 541,670 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 531,670 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 568,670 hectares | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 578,670 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 582,450 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 582,450 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 602,450 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 612,450 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 620,895 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 629,340 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 637,785 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 646,230 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 654,675 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 663,120 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 671,565 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 680,010 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 688,455 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 696,900 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 705,345 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 713,790 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 722,235 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 730,680 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 739,125 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 747,570 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 756,014 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 764,458 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 772,902 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 781,346 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 789,790 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 794,845 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 794,884 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 810,604 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 815,373 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 822,558 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 839,992 hectares | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 844,965 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 854,701 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 864,035 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 873,369 hectares | +1.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 873,369 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.70 million hectares, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 873,369 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.68 million hectares, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area 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 | +51.1% | 120,894 hectares | 182,623 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 40,282 hectares | 40,282 hectares | 40,282 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 45,459 hectares | 45,459 hectares | 45,459 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 51,262 hectares | 51,262 hectares | 51,262 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 57,752 hectares | 57,752 hectares | 57,752 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 64,997 hectares | 64,997 hectares | 64,997 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 73,062 hectares | 73,062 hectares | 73,062 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 82,007 hectares | 82,007 hectares | 82,007 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 91,883 hectares | 91,883 hectares | 91,883 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 93,106 hectares | 93,106 hectares | 93,106 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 94,403 hectares | 94,403 hectares | 94,403 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 95,784 hectares | 95,784 hectares | 95,784 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 97,257 hectares | 97,257 hectares | 97,257 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 98,832 hectares | 98,832 hectares | 98,832 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 100,524 hectares | 100,524 hectares | 100,524 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 102,346 hectares | 102,346 hectares | 102,346 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 104,316 hectares | 104,316 hectares | 104,316 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 106,457 hectares | 106,457 hectares | 106,457 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 108,794 hectares | 108,794 hectares | 108,794 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 111,360 hectares | 111,360 hectares | 111,360 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 114,195 hectares | 114,195 hectares | 114,195 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 117,351 hectares | 117,351 hectares | 117,351 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 120,894 hectares | 120,894 hectares | 120,894 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 182,623 hectares | 182,623 hectares | 182,623 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 187,706 hectares | 187,706 hectares | 187,706 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 194,856 hectares | 194,856 hectares | 194,856 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 208,397 hectares | 208,397 hectares | 208,397 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 222,872 hectares | 222,872 hectares | 222,872 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 238,343 hectares | 238,343 hectares | 238,343 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 254,878 hectares | 254,878 hectares | 254,878 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 269,856 hectares | 269,856 hectares | 269,856 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 312,315 hectares | 312,315 hectares | 312,315 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 357,896 hectares | 357,896 hectares | 357,896 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 455,037 hectares | 426,572 hectares | 483,750 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 492,670 hectares | 489,670 hectares | 499,670 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 506,570 hectares | 499,670 hectares | 511,670 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 545,570 hectares | 514,670 hectares | 579,670 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 614,740 hectares | 578,670 hectares | 654,675 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 701,122 hectares | 663,120 hectares | 739,125 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 782,779 hectares | 747,570 hectares | 815,373 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 849,937 hectares | 822,558 hectares | 873,369 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 agricultural area over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Guinea-Bissau was 873,369 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 873,369 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,282 hectares in 1000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.