Arable land use per person in Guinea
Guinea: Arable land use per person was 0.4165 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.4165 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Guinea peaked at 0.757 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2916 hectares per person, in 2009.
Guinea ranks 21st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7045 hectares per person | 0.6526 hectares per person | 0.757 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5948 hectares per person | 0.5525 hectares per person | 0.6406 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4931 hectares per person | 0.4408 hectares per person | 0.5429 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.372 hectares per person | 0.3315 hectares per person | 0.4258 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3072 hectares per person | 0.2916 hectares per person | 0.3251 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3858 hectares per person | 0.3442 hectares per person | 0.4078 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3911 hectares per person | 0.3704 hectares per person | 0.4165 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.99 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0171 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Guinea?
- Arable land use per person in Guinea was 0.4165 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.757 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2916 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for arable land use per person?
- Guinea ranks 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.