Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4868 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4868
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
71st
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.58
in 1971
All-time low
0.39
in 2013
Years of data
56
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea-Bissau is 0.4868, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.58 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.39, in 2013.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9898 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.04 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 1.07 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 1.19 | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 1.27 | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 1.36 | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 1.37 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 1.42 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.43 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 1.58 | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 1.48 | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 1.55 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.49 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.31 | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 1.16 | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 1.28 | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 1.33 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1.29 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.26 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.14 | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 1.27 | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 1.13 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8986 | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8936 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8858 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8485 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.85 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7355 | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7513 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7572 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7359 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6888 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6732 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6614 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6167 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5947 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5972 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.514 | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5256 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5268 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4739 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.451 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.39 | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4664 | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4933 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.447 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4976 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.475 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4979 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4844 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4919 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4852 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4868 | +0.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.4868 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4868, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.4868 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 | 0.9898 | 1.42 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.39 | 1.16 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 | 0.8485 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7789 | 0.7355 | 0.85 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6365 | 0.514 | 0.7572 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4719 | 0.39 | 0.5268 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4871 | 0.4844 | 0.4919 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 68 Brunei 0.4963 compare
- 69 North Korea 0.4962 compare
- 70 Madagascar 0.4929 compare
- 72 Liberia 0.4759 compare
- 73 Netherlands 0.4718 compare
- 74 Malta 0.4667 compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea-Bissau?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea-Bissau was 0.4868 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 in 1971.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).