Guinea-Bissau vs Libya: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Guinea-Bissau
6.93 percent
in 2023
Libya
7.56 percent
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
145th
Libya rank
143rd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 7.56 percent against 6.93 percent in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.63 percent.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th and Libya ranks 143rd of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.53 percent | 5.68 percent | 1.85 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 7.53 percent | 6.76 percent | 0.767 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 7.53 percent | 7.53 percent | 0.004 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 7.19 percent | 7.56 percent | 0.368 percent | Libya |
| 2000s | 6 percent | 7.56 percent | 1.56 percent | Libya |
| 2010s | 7.84 percent | 7.56 percent | 0.276 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 6.97 percent | 7.56 percent | 0.585 percent | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Guinea-Bissau or Libya?
- Libya, at 7.56 percent against 6.93 percent in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Guinea-Bissau and Libya?
- 0.63 percent, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Libya rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th and Libya ranks 143rd 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).