Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Guinea-Bissau

Arable land in Guinea-Bissau in 2023 — 395,531 ha. Ranked 131 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 68.3%.

2023 395,531 ha +1.93% vs 2022
World rank 131of 206
Period maximum 395,531 ha2023
Period minimum 230,000 ha1988

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023200,000250,000300,000350,000400,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 235,000 ha1963: 235,000 ha1965: 235,000 ha1967: 245,000 ha1969: 245,000 ha1971: 245,000 ha1973: 250,000 ha1975: 255,000 ha1977: 255,000 ha1979: 255,000 ha1981: 257,000 ha1983: 280,000 ha1985: 290,000 ha1987: 240,000 ha1989: 240,000 ha1991: 250,000 ha1993: 270,000 ha1995: 280,000 ha1997: 270,000 ha1999: 280,000 ha2001: 300,000 ha2003: 270,000 ha2005: 280,000 ha2007: 280,000 ha2009: 280,000 ha2011: 300,000 ha2013: 300,000 ha2015: 300,000 ha2017: 314,884 ha2019: 366,953 ha2021: 394,355 ha2023: 395,531 ha
Change over the period: +160,531 (+68.31%) Average annual rate: 0.84 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 395,531 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Western Africa computed 99.78M ha
Low-income countries computed 142M ha
Arable land — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 395,531 +7,506 +1.93%
2022 388,024 −6,330 −1.61%
2021 394,355 +19,443 +5.19%
2020 374,911 +7,958 +2.17%
2019 366,953 +37,349 +11.33%
2018 329,604 +14,720 +4.67%
2017 314,884 +39 +0.01%
2016 314,845 +14,845 +4.95%
2015 300,000 +0 +0%
2014 300,000 +0 +0%
2013 300,000 +0 +0%
2012 300,000 +0 +0%
2011 300,000 +0 +0%
2010 300,000 +20,000 +7.14%
2009 280,000 +0 +0%
2008 280,000 +0 +0%
2007 280,000 +0 +0%
2006 280,000 +0 +0%
2005 280,000 +0 +0%
2004 280,000 +10,000 +3.7%
2003 270,000 −10,000 −3.57%
2002 280,000 −20,000 −6.67%
2001 300,000 +0 +0%
2000 300,000 +20,000 +7.14%
1999 280,000 +20,000 +7.69%
1998 260,000 −10,000 −3.7%
1997 270,000 +0 +0%
1996 270,000 −10,000 −3.57%
1995 280,000 +0 +0%
1994 280,000 +10,000 +3.7%
1993 270,000 +20,000 +8%
1992 250,000 +0 +0%
1991 250,000 +0 +0%
1990 250,000 +10,000 +4.17%
1989 240,000 +10,000 +4.35%
1988 230,000 −10,000 −4.17%
1987 240,000 −10,000 −4%
1986 250,000 −40,000 −13.79%
1985 290,000 +5,000 +1.75%
1984 285,000 +5,000 +1.79%
1983 280,000 +10,000 +3.7%
1982 270,000 +13,000 +5.06%
1981 257,000 +2,000 +0.78%
1980 255,000 +0 +0%
1979 255,000 +0 +0%
1978 255,000 +0 +0%
1977 255,000 +0 +0%
1976 255,000 +0 +0%
1975 255,000 +0 +0%
1974 255,000 +5,000 +2%
1973 250,000 +5,000 +2.04%
1972 245,000 +0 +0%
1971 245,000 +0 +0%
1970 245,000 +0 +0%
1969 245,000 +0 +0%
1968 245,000 +0 +0%
1967 245,000 +10,000 +4.26%
1966 235,000 +0 +0%
1965 235,000 +0 +0%
1964 235,000 +0 +0%
1963 235,000 +0 +0%
1962 235,000 +0 +0%
1961 235,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.