Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea
Guinea: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 59.47 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 59.47 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Guinea peaked at 77.31 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 59.47 %, in 2024.
That places Guinea 94th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.21 % | — |
| 1962 | 77.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 77.29 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 77.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 77.3 % | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 77.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 77.2 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 77.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 77.28 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 77.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 77.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 77.18 % | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 77.17 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 77.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 77.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 77.13 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 77.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 77.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 77.06 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 77.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 77.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 77.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 77.02 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.97 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 76.9 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.06 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 77.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 76.77 % | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 76.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 76.78 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 76.53 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 76.31 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.14 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 76.19 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.13 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 76.12 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 76.07 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 76.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 76.08 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 76.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.9 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 75.81 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.79 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.29 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.76 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 74.12 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 74.85 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 71.46 % | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 71.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.36 % | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 69.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.43 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 64.44 % | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 63.97 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.25 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 62.51 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 63.33 % | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 63.14 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 61.84 % | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 60.57 % | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 59.55 % | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 59.47 % | -0.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 59.47 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4 %, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 59.47 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.61 %, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.25 % | 77.2 % | 77.31 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.17 % | 77.06 % | 77.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.98 % | 76.77 % | 77.08 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.26 % | 76.07 % | 76.78 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.44 % | 74.12 % | 76.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.61 % | 62.51 % | 71.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.91 % | 59.47 % | 63.14 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 91 Syrian Arab Republic 59.97 % compare
- 91 Syria 59.97 % compare
- 93 Channel Islands 59.71 % compare
- 95 Senegal 58.87 % compare
- 96 USSR 58.78 % compare
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.58 % 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Guinea?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Guinea was 59.47 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 77.31 % in 1964.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.47 % in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Guinea ranks 94th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.