What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Congo and Guinea-Bissau?

5,870 hectares, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea-Bissau?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: FAO projections of arable land

Congo

651,400 hectares

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

645,530 hectares

in 2023

Congo rank

126th

Guinea-Bissau rank

127th

FAO projections of arable land over time

Congo
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Congo currently reports 651,400 hectares against 645,530 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 5,870 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 126th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 127th of 224 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	545,622 hectares	281,333 hectares	264,289 hectares	Congo
1970s	547,875 hectares	294,900 hectares	252,975 hectares	Congo
1980s	545,163 hectares	333,900 hectares	211,263 hectares	Congo
1990s	524,946 hectares	412,500 hectares	112,446 hectares	Congo
2000s	546,065 hectares	532,500 hectares	13,565 hectares	Congo
2010s	620,105 hectares	562,629 hectares	57,476 hectares	Congo
2020s	654,500 hectares	638,205 hectares	16,295 hectares	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Congo or Guinea-Bissau?: Congo, at 651,400 hectares against 645,530 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Congo and Guinea-Bissau?: 5,870 hectares, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea-Bissau?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for fao projections of arable land?: Congo ranks 126th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 127th of 224 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: FAO projections of arable land
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.