Cropland — Share in Land area in Guinea
Guinea: Cropland — Share in Land area was 29.68 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Guinea, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 51 Dominica 29.96 % compare
- 52 Yugoslav SFR 29.94 % compare
- 53 Caribbean 29.81 % compare
- 55 Syrian Arab Republic 29.67 % compare
- 56 Belgium 29.08 % compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 28.65 % 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 — 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
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.