Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea
Guinea: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 2.34 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea stood at 2.34 kg/ha.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 324.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea peaked at 2.56 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 kg/ha, in 1980.
That places Guinea 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1584 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1586 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1591 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2548 kg/ha | +60.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1592 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3172 kg/ha | +99.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3166 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3167 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.318 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.477 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5066 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5374 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2528 kg/ha | -53.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2057 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1898 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1892 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0632 kg/ha | -66.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0632 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3454 kg/ha | +446.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0132 kg/ha | -96.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1404 kg/ha | +963.6% |
| 1982 | 0.194 kg/ha | +38.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1103 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0272 kg/ha | -75.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0535 kg/ha | +96.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0879 kg/ha | +64.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0942 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0806 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1211 kg/ha | +50.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2241 kg/ha | +85.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4164 kg/ha | +85.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0798 kg/ha | -80.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3181 kg/ha | +298.6% |
| 1994 | 0.686 kg/ha | +115.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8427 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7303 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2027 kg/ha | -72.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3328 kg/ha | +64.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2975 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2973 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2974 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.528 kg/ha | +77.5% |
| 2003 | 0.487 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4895 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5744 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.565 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8755 kg/ha | +55.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7394 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3435 kg/ha | -53.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5798 kg/ha | +68.8% |
| 2011 | 1.16 kg/ha | +99.4% |
| 2012 | 1.11 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5501 kg/ha | -50.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5483 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4354 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.395 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.24 kg/ha | +466.3% |
| 2018 | 1.18 kg/ha | -47.5% |
| 2019 | 1.18 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.12 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.06 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 2.56 kg/ha | +140.3% |
| 2023 | 2.34 kg/ha | -8.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.34 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha, 14% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.34 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +963.6% | 0.0132 kg/ha | 0.1404 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +466.3% | 0.395 kg/ha | 2.24 kg/ha |
| 1979 | +446.5% | 0.0632 kg/ha | 0.3454 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +298.6% | 0.0798 kg/ha | 0.3181 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2398 kg/ha | 0.1584 kg/ha | 0.318 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.283 kg/ha | 0.0632 kg/ha | 0.5374 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0922 kg/ha | 0.0132 kg/ha | 0.194 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.413 kg/ha | 0.0798 kg/ha | 0.8427 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5197 kg/ha | 0.2973 kg/ha | 0.8755 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9361 kg/ha | 0.395 kg/ha | 2.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha | 2.56 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 163 Ethiopia PDR 2.66 kg/ha compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.55 kg/ha compare
- 165 Kazakhstan 2.36 kg/ha compare
- 167 Congo 2.26 kg/ha compare
- 168 Tonga 2.16 kg/ha compare
- 169 Eritrea 1.87 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea was 2.34 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 kg/ha in 1980.
- How does Guinea rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Guinea ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 324.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).