Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea
Guinea: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 33.74 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Guinea is 33.74 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Guinea peaked at 33.74 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.4 %, in 2005.
That places Guinea 117th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.79 % | 19.78 % | 19.8 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.77 % | 19.74 % | 19.8 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.72 % | 19.67 % | 19.75 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.52 % | 19.49 % | 19.6 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8 % | 19.4 % | 20.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.46 % | 23.75 % | 30.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.46 % | 29.1 % | 33.74 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 114 Martinique 35.6 % compare
- 115 British Virgin Islands 35.09 % compare
- 116 United Republic of Tanzania 34.36 % compare
- 118 Liechtenstein 33.46 % compare
- 119 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 33.35 % compare
- 120 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 33.33 % 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 — Area 6,070 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.49 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Guinea?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Guinea was 33.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.74 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4 % in 2005.
- How does Guinea rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Guinea ranks 117th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.