Cropland — Area in Guinea
Guinea: Cropland — Area was 7,293 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area in Guinea is 7,293 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Guinea peaked at 7,293 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,141 1000 ha, in 1964.
Guinea ranks 56th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area in Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,158 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,154 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 3,144 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 3,141 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 3,142 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,154 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3,160 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 3,159 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,145 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 3,146 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,159 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 3,164 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 3,165 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,161 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 3,162 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,173 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 3,168 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 3,164 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 3,186 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 3,186 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,184 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3,182 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3,193 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3,201 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 3,215 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 3,185 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 3,185 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,238 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3,229 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3,263 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 3,282 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3,321 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3,331 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3,354 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 3,344 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3,355 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3,356 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,367 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,362 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,365 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3,364 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,398 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3,414 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3,418 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3,429 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,512 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3,612 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3,737 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3,596 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 4,274 1000 ha | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 4,317 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4,727 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 4,785 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5,169 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 5,906 1000 ha | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 6,028 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 6,218 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 6,418 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 6,195 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 6,246 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6,603 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 6,967 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 7,268 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 7,293 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 7,293 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,874 1000 ha, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 7,293 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,830 1000 ha, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,151 1000 ha | 3,141 1000 ha | 3,160 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,165 1000 ha | 3,146 1000 ha | 3,186 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,200 1000 ha | 3,182 1000 ha | 3,238 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,333 1000 ha | 3,263 1000 ha | 3,367 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,484 1000 ha | 3,364 1000 ha | 3,737 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,404 1000 ha | 4,274 1000 ha | 6,418 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,875 1000 ha | 6,246 1000 ha | 7,293 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 cropland — area in Guinea?
- Cropland — area in Guinea was 7,293 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7,293 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,141 1000 ha in 1964.
- How does Guinea rank for cropland — area?
- Guinea ranks 56th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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 Cropland — 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.