Cropland — Area per capita in Guinea

Guinea: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.49 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.49 ha/cap
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
21st
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.87 ha/cap
in 1961
All-time low
0.35 ha/cap
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Area per capita in Guinea, 1961–2024

00.20.40.60.8196119922024

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Bulgaria 0.54 ha/cap compare
  2. 19 Estonia 0.52 ha/cap compare
  3. 20 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.51 ha/cap compare
  4. 22 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap compare
  5. 23 Montserrat 0.46 ha/cap compare
  6. 23 Romania 0.46 ha/cap compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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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

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
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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.