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

0.50.7511.21.5196119922023

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 68 Brunei 0.4963 compare
  2. 69 North Korea 0.4962 compare
  3. 70 Madagascar 0.4929 compare
  4. 72 Liberia 0.4759 compare
  5. 73 Netherlands 0.4718 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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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).