Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 4.27 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.27 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 120 countries
All-time high
5.09 ha per square kilometre
in 1982
All-time low
1.07 ha per square kilometre
in 1968
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau stood at 4.27 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 5.09 ha per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.07 ha per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Guinea-Bissau 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.84 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1965 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1966 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1967 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1968 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 2.84 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 5.09 ha per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 1983 | 4.27 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 3.56 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1986 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 2.65 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 3.57 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 3.32 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 4.06 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2013 | 4.8 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 4.24 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 3.77 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 4.05 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.32 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.24 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.5 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 4.27 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 4.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 4.27 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7596 ha per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 4.27 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3312 ha per square kilometre, 12.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 2.84 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | 5.09 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 ha per square kilometre | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | 4.8 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 ha per square kilometre | 4.24 ha per square kilometre | 4.5 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 13 Indonesia 5.4 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Nigeria 4.95 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Pakistan 4.72 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Japan 4.05 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 3.89 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Madagascar 3.56 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 4.27 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 ha per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.