Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0906 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0906 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.3734 hectares per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0906 hectares per person, in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3634 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3591 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3561 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3597 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3681 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3734 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.372 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3661 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3639 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3622 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3611 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3608 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3571 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3451 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3252 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3049 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2854 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2674 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2582 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2552 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2513 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2473 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2434 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2396 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2358 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2321 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2284 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2247 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.221 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2174 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2166 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2103 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2035 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1973 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1919 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1901 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1551 hectares per person | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1594 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1212 hectares per person | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0932 hectares per person | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.098 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1171 hectares per person | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1277 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1237 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1269 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1299 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1325 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1349 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.137 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1261 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1281 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1299 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1314 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1329 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1342 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1256 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1225 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1202 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1016 hectares per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0993 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0947 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0926 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0906 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.346 hectares per person, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0906 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3849 hectares per person, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3646 hectares per person | 0.3561 hectares per person | 0.3734 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3227 hectares per person | 0.2582 hectares per person | 0.3622 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2379 hectares per person | 0.221 hectares per person | 0.2552 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1863 hectares per person | 0.1212 hectares per person | 0.2174 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1221 hectares per person | 0.0932 hectares per person | 0.137 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1253 hectares per person | 0.1016 hectares per person | 0.1342 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0943 hectares per person | 0.0906 hectares per person | 0.0993 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0906 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3734 hectares per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0906 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.