Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Gabon
6.44 percent
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
6.93 percent
in 2023
Gabon rank
148th
Guinea-Bissau rank
145th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Gabon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 6.93 percent against 6.44 percent in Gabon, a difference of 0.49 percent.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Gabon ranks 148th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.95 percent | 7.53 percent | 1.58 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 5.95 percent | 7.53 percent | 1.58 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 5.95 percent | 7.53 percent | 1.58 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 6 percent | 7.19 percent | 1.19 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 6.19 percent | 6 percent | 0.192 percent | Gabon |
| 2010s | 6.41 percent | 7.84 percent | 1.43 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 6.44 percent | 6.97 percent | 0.535 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Gabon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 6.93 percent against 6.44 percent in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.49 percent, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Gabon ranks 148th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).