Non-agricultural population in Guinea
Guinea: Non-agricultural population was 2.21 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Guinea, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural population in Guinea is 2.21 million FAO, number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Guinea peaked at 2.21 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 400,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
That places Guinea 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 530,800 FAO, number | 400,000 FAO, number | 687,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million FAO, number | 740,000 FAO, number | 1.30 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 million FAO, number | 1.35 million FAO, number | 1.93 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 million FAO, number | 2.02 million FAO, number | 2.21 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 29 Niger 2.95 million FAO, number compare
- 30 Congo 2.95 million FAO, number compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 2.52 million FAO, number compare
- 33 Mauritania 1.82 million FAO, number compare
- 34 Central African Republic 1.77 million FAO, number compare
- 35 Liberia 1.66 million FAO, number compare
More environment data for Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.99 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0171 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Guinea?
- Non-agricultural population in Guinea was 2.21 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Guinea rank for non-agricultural population?
- Guinea ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.