Eastern Africa vs Guinea: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Eastern Africa
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.49 ha/cap against 0.17 ha/cap in Eastern Africa, a difference of 0.32 ha/cap.
That makes Guinea's figure about 2.9 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 24th and Guinea ranks 21st of 34 groups.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4456 ha/cap | 0.8111 ha/cap | 0.3656 ha/cap | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.687 ha/cap | 0.297 ha/cap | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.318 ha/cap | 0.575 ha/cap | 0.257 ha/cap | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.251 ha/cap | 0.453 ha/cap | 0.202 ha/cap | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.378 ha/cap | 0.158 ha/cap | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.202 ha/cap | 0.462 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.488 ha/cap | 0.308 ha/cap | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Eastern Africa or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.49 ha/cap against 0.17 ha/cap in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Eastern Africa and Guinea?
- 0.32 ha/cap, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Guinea rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Eastern Africa ranks 24th and Guinea ranks 21st of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.