Cropland — Area per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.49 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Guinea stood at 0.49 ha/cap.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.87 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.35 ha/cap, in 2009.
Guinea ranks 21st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8111 ha/cap | 0.75 ha/cap | 0.87 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.687 ha/cap | 0.64 ha/cap | 0.74 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.575 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 0.63 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.453 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.378 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.462 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.488 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.5 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 18 Bulgaria 0.54 ha/cap compare
- 19 Estonia 0.52 ha/cap compare
- 20 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.51 ha/cap compare
- 22 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap compare
- 23 Montserrat 0.46 ha/cap compare
- 23 Romania 0.46 ha/cap 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)
- Arable land — Area 6,070 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Guinea?
- Cropland — area per capita in Guinea was 0.49 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 ha/cap in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Guinea ranks 21st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.