Guinea-Bissau - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Guinea-Bissau was 8,151 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,670 in 1993 and a minimum value of 6,125 in 1994.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 13,580
1962 13,580
1963 13,580
1964 13,580
1965 13,580
1966 13,580
1967 13,680
1968 13,680
1969 13,680
1970 13,680
1971 13,680
1972 13,680
1973 13,730
1974 13,780
1975 13,780
1976 13,780
1977 13,790
1978 13,790
1979 13,800
1980 13,830
1981 13,900
1982 14,030
1983 14,130
1984 14,400
1985 14,480
1986 14,150
1987 14,100
1988 14,000
1989 14,370
1990 14,470
1991 14,470
1992 14,470
1993 14,670
1994 6,125
1995 6,209
1996 6,293
1997 6,378
1998 6,462
1999 6,547
2000 6,631
2001 6,716
2002 6,800
2003 6,885
2004 6,969
2005 7,053
2006 7,138
2007 7,222
2008 7,307
2009 7,391
2010 7,476
2011 7,560
2012 7,645
2013 7,729
2014 7,813
2015 7,898
2016 7,982
2017 8,067
2018 8,151

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Guinea-Bissau was 28.99 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 52.17 in 1993, while its lowest value was 21.78 in 1994.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 48.29
1962 48.29
1963 48.29
1964 48.29
1965 48.29
1966 48.29
1967 48.65
1968 48.65
1969 48.65
1970 48.65
1971 48.65
1972 48.65
1973 48.83
1974 49.00
1975 49.00
1976 49.00
1977 49.04
1978 49.04
1979 49.08
1980 49.18
1981 49.43
1982 49.89
1983 50.25
1984 51.21
1985 51.49
1986 50.32
1987 50.14
1988 49.79
1989 51.10
1990 51.46
1991 51.46
1992 51.46
1993 52.17
1994 21.78
1995 22.08
1996 22.38
1997 22.68
1998 22.98
1999 23.28
2000 23.58
2001 23.88
2002 24.18
2003 24.48
2004 24.78
2005 25.08
2006 25.38
2007 25.68
2008 25.98
2009 26.28
2010 26.58
2011 26.89
2012 27.19
2013 27.49
2014 27.79
2015 28.09
2016 28.39
2017 28.69
2018 28.99

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use