Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea
Guinea: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 11.37 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea is 11.37 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea peaked at 12.82 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.2 kg/ha, in 1961.
Guinea ranks 143rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.2 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.32 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 2.74 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 2.76 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 3.03 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1966 | 3.06 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 3.08 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 3.11 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 3.21 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 3.33 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 3.2 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.5 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 3.33 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 3.32 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 3.45 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 3.4 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 3.36 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 3.55 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 3.84 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 3.49 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 3.77 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 3.95 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 3.88 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 3.59 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 3.4 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 3.24 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 3.27 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.78 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 2.99 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 3.07 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.97 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 1992 | 3.8 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 4.03 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 4.28 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 4.74 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 5.03 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 4.87 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 6.16 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 5.09 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 3.94 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 3.82 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.91 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 4.08 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 4.12 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.99 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.59 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 3.46 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.31 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.56 kg/ha | +37.8% |
| 2010 | 7.27 kg/ha | +59.4% |
| 2011 | 8.31 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 8.6 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.88 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 9.91 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 10.15 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.15 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.82 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 12.05 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 10.93 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 9.85 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 9.91 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.75 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 11.37 kg/ha | -3.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 11.37 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha, 61% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 11.37 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha, 93% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +59.4% | 4.56 kg/ha | 7.27 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.83 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha | 3.21 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.43 kg/ha | 3.2 kg/ha | 3.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.44 kg/ha | 2.78 kg/ha | 3.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5 kg/ha | 3.07 kg/ha | 6.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.98 kg/ha | 3.31 kg/ha | 4.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.81 kg/ha | 7.27 kg/ha | 12.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.72 kg/ha | 9.85 kg/ha | 11.75 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guinea was 11.37 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.82 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Guinea ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).