Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau
Agricultural land made up 31.4% of the land area of Guinea-Bissau in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau, 2024
31.4%
Change from 2023
+1.0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
119th of 208
Agricultural land in Guinea-Bissau over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guinea-Bissau | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.4% | – |
| 2023 | 30.4% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 30.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 28.0%, the figure has changed by +3.4 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Guinea-Bissau has the 119th highest value.
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All statistics for Guinea-Bissau
Forest area
74.8%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,333 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.38e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
66.4%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.12e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
0.5e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT