15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Guinea
Guinea: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value was 55,443 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Guinea stood at 55,443 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Guinea peaked at 55,691 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55,443 km2, in 2021.
Guinea ranks 47th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Guinea, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55,691 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 55,648 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 55,617 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 55,555 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 55,488 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 55,443 km2 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55,669 km2 | 55,648 km2 | 55,691 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 55,553 km2 | 55,488 km2 | 55,617 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 55,443 km2 | 55,443 km2 | 55,443 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -33.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -48.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Guinea?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Guinea was 55,443 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 55,691 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,443 km2 in 2021.
- How does Guinea rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value?
- Guinea ranks 47th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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