Cropland — Share in Land area in Guinea

Guinea: Cropland — Share in Land area was 29.68 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29.68 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
54th
of 234 countries
All-time high
29.68 %
in 2024
All-time low
12.78 %
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Guinea, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 29.68 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Guinea peaked at 29.68 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.78 %, in 1964.

Guinea ranks 54th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.82 % 12.78 % 12.86 % 9
1970s 12.88 % 12.8 % 12.96 % 10
1980s 13.02 % 12.95 % 13.18 % 10
1990s 13.57 % 13.28 % 13.7 % 10
2000s 14.18 % 13.69 % 15.21 % 10
2010s 21.99 % 17.39 % 26.12 % 10
2020s 27.98 % 25.42 % 29.68 % 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 51 Dominica 29.96 % compare
  2. 52 Yugoslav SFR 29.94 % compare
  3. 53 Caribbean 29.81 % compare
  4. 55 Syrian Arab Republic 29.67 % compare
  5. 56 Belgium 29.08 % compare
  6. 57 Azerbaijan 28.65 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Guinea?
Cropland — share in land area in Guinea was 29.68 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 29.68 % in 2024.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 12.78 % in 1964.
How does Guinea rank for cropland — share in land area?
Guinea ranks 54th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.