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
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.
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
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0727 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.94 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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).