Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Guinea 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0609 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0611 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0646 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0676 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0681 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0577 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0609 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 11 Burundi 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Gambia 0.076 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Djibouti 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Rwanda 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Bangladesh 0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Ukraine 0.0713 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Guinea
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Guinea rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area 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.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area 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
Agricultural land — Area 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.