Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guinea

Guinea: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 73.22 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.22 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 237 countries
All-time high
73.22 %
in 2024
All-time low
56.33 %
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guinea, 1961–2024

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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 18th out of 237 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 74.13 % compare
  2. 16 Djibouti 73.53 % compare
  3. 17 Republic of Moldova 73.23 % compare
  4. 19 Bangladesh 72.21 % compare
  5. 20 Ukraine 71.3 % compare
  6. 21 Madagascar 70.36 % compare

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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 18th out of 237 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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.