Arable land — Area in Guinea
Guinea: Arable land — Area was 6,070 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 6,070 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Guinea peaked at 6,070 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,741 1000 ha, in 1961.
Guinea ranks 48th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,741 1000 ha | 2,741 1000 ha | 2,741 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,741 1000 ha | 2,741 1000 ha | 2,741 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,741 1000 ha | 2,741 1000 ha | 2,741 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,741 1000 ha | 2,741 1000 ha | 2,741 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,809 1000 ha | 2,741 1000 ha | 3,019 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,439 1000 ha | 3,557 1000 ha | 5,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,536 1000 ha | 4,931 1000 ha | 6,070 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 45 Kenya 6,688 1000 ha compare
- 46 Cameroon 6,200 1000 ha compare
- 47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,124 1000 ha compare
- 49 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,054 1000 ha compare
- 50 Philippines 5,590 1000 ha compare
- 51 Belarus 5,520 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Guinea
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.3 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 94.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 13.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 59.47 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.79 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,222 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.49 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Guinea?
- Arable land — area in Guinea was 6,070 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,070 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,741 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for arable land — area?
- Guinea ranks 48th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 Arable 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.