Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guinea

Guinea: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 1.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.3 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
184th
of 217 countries
All-time high
2.84 %
in 1978
All-time low
0.63 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guinea, 1961–2024

0.511.522.53196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guinea is 1.3 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guinea peaked at 2.84 % in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.63 %, in 1961.

Guinea ranks 184th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guinea, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 0.63 % —
1962 0.63 % +0.0%
1963 0.64 % +1.6%
1964 0.64 % +0.0%
1965 0.64 % +0.0%
1966 0.63 % -1.6%
1967 0.63 % +0.0%
1968 0.63 % +0.0%
1969 0.64 % +1.6%
1970 1.59 % +148.4%
1971 1.58 % -0.6%
1972 1.58 % +0.0%
1973 1.58 % +0.0%
1974 1.58 % +0.0%
1975 1.58 % +0.0%
1976 1.58 % +0.0%
1977 1.58 % +0.0%
1978 2.84 % +79.7%
1979 2.83 % -0.4%
1980 2.82 % -0.4%
1981 2.83 % +0.4%
1982 2.83 % +0.0%
1983 2.82 % -0.4%
1984 2.81 % -0.4%
1985 2.8 % -0.4%
1986 2.83 % +1.1%
1987 2.83 % +0.0%
1988 2.78 % -1.8%
1989 2.79 % +0.4%
1990 2.76 % -1.1%
1991 2.74 % -0.7%
1992 2.71 % -1.1%
1993 2.79 % +3.0%
1994 2.77 % -0.7%
1995 2.78 % +0.4%
1996 2.8 % +0.7%
1997 2.8 % +0.0%
1998 2.79 % -0.4%
1999 2.83 % +1.4%
2000 2.82 % -0.4%
2001 2.82 % +0.0%
2002 2.8 % -0.7%
2003 2.78 % -0.7%
2004 2.78 % +0.0%
2005 2.77 % -0.4%
2006 2.71 % -2.2%
2007 2.63 % -3.0%
2008 2.54 % -3.4%
2009 2.64 % +3.9%
2010 2.22 % -15.9%
2011 2.2 % -0.9%
2012 2.01 % -8.6%
2013 1.99 % -1.0%
2014 1.84 % -7.5%
2015 1.61 % -12.5%
2016 1.58 % -1.9%
2017 1.53 % -3.2%
2018 1.48 % -3.3%
2019 1.53 % +3.4%
2020 1.52 % -0.7%
2021 1.44 % -5.3%
2022 1.36 % -5.6%
2023 1.31 % -3.7%
2024 1.3 % -0.8%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 1.3 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.25 %, 16% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 1.3 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +148.4% 0.64 % 1.59 %
1978 +79.7% 1.58 % 2.84 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6344 % 0.63 % 0.64 % 9
1970s 1.83 % 1.58 % 2.84 % 10
1980s 2.81 % 2.78 % 2.83 % 10
1990s 2.78 % 2.71 % 2.83 % 10
2000s 2.73 % 2.54 % 2.82 % 10
2010s 1.8 % 1.48 % 2.22 % 10
2020s 1.39 % 1.3 % 1.52 % 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 181 Burundi 1.47 % compare
  2. 182 Ethiopia PDR 1.46 % compare
  3. 183 Botswana 1.43 % compare
  4. 185 El Salvador 1.14 % compare
  5. 186 Namibia 0.93 % compare
  6. 187 Polynesia 0.91 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guinea?
Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guinea was 1.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 2.84 % in 1978.
What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.63 % in 1961.
How does Guinea rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Guinea ranks 184th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 13,824 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.