Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0557 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0557 ha per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
10th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1671 ha per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.0459 ha per person
in 2006
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023

0.050.0750.10.1250.150.175196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0557 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.1671 ha per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0459 ha per person, in 2006.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.1047 ha per person
1962 0.1103 ha per person +5.3%
1963 0.1094 ha per person -0.8%
1964 0.1359 ha per person +24.3%
1965 0.1043 ha per person -23.2%
1966 0.0794 ha per person -23.9%
1967 0.0615 ha per person -22.5%
1968 0.0519 ha per person -15.6%
1969 0.0516 ha per person -0.6%
1970 0.0513 ha per person -0.5%
1971 0.0512 ha per person -0.3%
1972 0.0545 ha per person +6.6%
1973 0.059 ha per person +8.2%
1974 0.0815 ha per person +38.1%
1975 0.1152 ha per person +41.3%
1976 0.1296 ha per person +12.5%
1977 0.1078 ha per person -16.8%
1978 0.0758 ha per person -29.7%
1979 0.0732 ha per person -3.4%
1980 0.0723 ha per person -1.1%
1981 0.1068 ha per person +47.7%
1982 0.1671 ha per person +56.4%
1983 0.138 ha per person -17.4%
1984 0.1132 ha per person -18.0%
1985 0.0668 ha per person -40.9%
1986 0.0603 ha per person -9.8%
1987 0.0539 ha per person -10.5%
1988 0.0518 ha per person -4.0%
1989 0.057 ha per person +10.1%
1990 0.0617 ha per person +8.2%
1991 0.0618 ha per person +0.1%
1992 0.0635 ha per person +2.8%
1993 0.0602 ha per person -5.1%
1994 0.0598 ha per person -0.8%
1995 0.0624 ha per person +4.4%
1996 0.0572 ha per person -8.3%
1997 0.0515 ha per person -10.0%
1998 0.0508 ha per person -1.4%
1999 0.0562 ha per person +10.7%
2000 0.0605 ha per person +7.6%
2001 0.0546 ha per person -9.6%
2002 0.0527 ha per person -3.5%
2003 0.0493 ha per person -6.5%
2004 0.0482 ha per person -2.3%
2005 0.047 ha per person -2.3%
2006 0.0459 ha per person -2.4%
2007 0.0483 ha per person +5.2%
2008 0.0552 ha per person +14.4%
2009 0.0585 ha per person +5.9%
2010 0.0642 ha per person +9.7%
2011 0.0581 ha per person -9.5%
2012 0.0692 ha per person +19.1%
2013 0.0796 ha per person +15.0%
2014 0.0488 ha per person -38.7%
2015 0.0612 ha per person +25.3%
2016 0.0651 ha per person +6.3%
2017 0.0565 ha per person -13.1%
2018 0.0592 ha per person +4.8%
2019 0.0617 ha per person +4.1%
2020 0.0592 ha per person -4.0%
2021 0.0615 ha per person +3.9%
2022 0.057 ha per person -7.4%
2023 0.0557 ha per person -2.2%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 0.0557 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0082 ha per person, 6.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 0.0557 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 10.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0899 ha per person 0.0516 ha per person 0.1359 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0799 ha per person 0.0512 ha per person 0.1296 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0887 ha per person 0.0518 ha per person 0.1671 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0585 ha per person 0.0508 ha per person 0.0635 ha per person 10
2000s 0.052 ha per person 0.0459 ha per person 0.0605 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0624 ha per person 0.0488 ha per person 0.0796 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0584 ha per person 0.0557 ha per person 0.0615 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 7 Suriname 0.0792 ha per person compare
  2. 8 Bangladesh 0.0679 ha per person compare
  3. 9 Madagascar 0.0664 ha per person compare
  4. 11 Sri Lanka 0.0528 ha per person compare
  5. 12 Nepal 0.0485 ha per person compare
  6. 13 Liberia 0.0437 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0557 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 0.1671 ha per person in 1982.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0459 ha per person in 2006.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.