Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guinea
Guinea: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 73.22 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Guinea stood at 73.22 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Guinea peaked at 73.22 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.33 %, in 1964.
That places Guinea 22nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.4 % | — |
| 1962 | 56.38 % | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 56.34 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 56.33 % | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 56.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 56.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 56.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 56.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 56.35 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 56.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 56.4 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 56.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 56.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 56.41 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 56.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 56.46 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 56.44 % | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 56.42 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 56.51 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 56.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 56.5 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 56.49 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 56.54 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 56.57 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 56.63 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 56.51 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 56.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 56.72 % | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 56.69 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 57.18 % | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 56.9 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 57.06 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 57.1 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 57.19 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 57.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 57.2 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 57.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 57.25 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 57.23 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57.23 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 57.37 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 57.44 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 57.46 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 57.84 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 58.25 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 58.75 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 58.18 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 60.94 % | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 61.11 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 62.78 % | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 63.02 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 64.58 % | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 67.58 % | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 68.08 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 68.85 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 69.66 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.76 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 68.97 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 70.42 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 71.9 % | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 73.12 % | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 73.22 % | +0.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 73.22 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 73.22 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.41 %, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.37 % | 56.33 % | 56.4 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.42 % | 56.35 % | 56.51 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.57 % | 56.49 % | 56.72 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.15 % | 56.9 % | 57.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.73 % | 57.23 % | 58.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.54 % | 60.94 % | 69.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.53 % | 68.97 % | 73.22 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 19 Djibouti 73.53 % compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 73.23 % compare
- 20 Moldova 73.23 % compare
- 23 Bangladesh 72.21 % compare
- 24 Ukraine 71.3 % compare
- 25 Madagascar 70.36 % 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Guinea?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Guinea was 73.22 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 73.22 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.33 % in 1964.
- How does Guinea rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Guinea ranks 22nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.