What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The highest recorded value was 0.0496 sq. km per person in 1966.

What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 sq. km per person in 2023.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Guinea-Bissau: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0131 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0131 sq. km per person

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

90th

of 215 countries

All-time high

0.0496 sq. km per person

in 1966

All-time low

0.0131 sq. km per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0131 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0496 sq. km per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0131 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 90th of 215 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.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.0483 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.0477 sq. km per person	-1.2%
1963	0.0473 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1964	0.0478 sq. km per person	+1.0%
1965	0.0489 sq. km per person	+2.4%
1966	0.0496 sq. km per person	+1.4%
1967	0.0494 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1968	0.0486 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1969	0.0483 sq. km per person	-0.6%
1970	0.0481 sq. km per person	-0.5%
1971	0.048 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1972	0.0479 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1973	0.0474 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1974	0.0458 sq. km per person	-3.3%
1975	0.0432 sq. km per person	-5.8%
1976	0.0405 sq. km per person	-6.2%
1977	0.0379 sq. km per person	-6.4%
1978	0.0355 sq. km per person	-6.3%
1979	0.0343 sq. km per person	-3.4%
1980	0.0339 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1981	0.0334 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1982	0.0329 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1983	0.0323 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1984	0.0318 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1985	0.0313 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1986	0.0308 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1987	0.0303 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1988	0.0298 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1989	0.0294 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1990	0.0289 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1991	0.0283 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1992	0.0275 sq. km per person	-2.9%
1993	0.0266 sq. km per person	-3.2%
1994	0.0258 sq. km per person	-3.0%
1995	0.0251 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1996	0.0246 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1997	0.0241 sq. km per person	-1.9%
1998	0.0237 sq. km per person	-1.8%
1999	0.0232 sq. km per person	-1.9%
2000	0.0228 sq. km per person	-2.0%
2001	0.0223 sq. km per person	-2.1%
2002	0.0218 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2003	0.0213 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2004	0.0208 sq. km per person	-2.3%
2005	0.0204 sq. km per person	-2.3%
2006	0.0199 sq. km per person	-2.4%
2007	0.0194 sq. km per person	-2.5%
2008	0.0189 sq. km per person	-2.5%
2009	0.0184 sq. km per person	-2.5%
2010	0.018 sq. km per person	-2.6%
2011	0.0175 sq. km per person	-2.6%
2012	0.017 sq. km per person	-2.6%
2013	0.0166 sq. km per person	-2.6%
2014	0.0162 sq. km per person	-2.6%
2015	0.0157 sq. km per person	-2.5%
2016	0.0154 sq. km per person	-2.5%
2017	0.015 sq. km per person	-2.4%
2018	0.0146 sq. km per person	-2.3%
2019	0.0143 sq. km per person	-2.3%
2020	0.014 sq. km per person	-2.3%
2021	0.0137 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2022	0.0134 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2023	0.0131 sq. km per person	-2.2%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

Guinea-Bissau's 0.0131 sq. km per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0157 sq. km per person, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Guinea-Bissau's 0.0131 sq. km per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0146 sq. km per person, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0484 sq. km per person	0.0473 sq. km per person	0.0496 sq. km per person	9
1970s	0.0429 sq. km per person	0.0343 sq. km per person	0.0481 sq. km per person	10
1980s	0.0316 sq. km per person	0.0294 sq. km per person	0.0339 sq. km per person	10
1990s	0.0258 sq. km per person	0.0232 sq. km per person	0.0289 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.0206 sq. km per person	0.0184 sq. km per person	0.0228 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.016 sq. km per person	0.0143 sq. km per person	0.018 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.0135 sq. km per person	0.0131 sq. km per person	0.014 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

87 Tajikistan 0.0134 sq. km per person compare
88 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0133 sq. km per person compare
89 Lesotho 0.0131 sq. km per person compare
91 Ireland 0.013 sq. km per person compare
92 Samoa 0.0128 sq. km per person compare
93 Tunisia 0.0127 sq. km per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?: Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0131 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 0.0496 sq. km per person in 1966.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in square kilometers ÷ Population, total

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Land area in square kilometers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.