Arable land in Guinea
Guinea: Arable land was 0.4165 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Guinea is 0.4165 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Guinea peaked at 0.757 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2916 hectares per person, in 2009.
That places Guinea 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7045 hectares per person | 0.6526 hectares per person | 0.757 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5948 hectares per person | 0.5525 hectares per person | 0.6406 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4931 hectares per person | 0.4408 hectares per person | 0.5429 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.372 hectares per person | 0.3315 hectares per person | 0.4258 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3072 hectares per person | 0.2916 hectares per person | 0.3251 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3858 hectares per person | 0.3442 hectares per person | 0.4078 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3911 hectares per person | 0.3704 hectares per person | 0.4165 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
- Rural population 61.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.28 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.99 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,351 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 5.39 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Guinea?
- Arable land in Guinea was 0.4165 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.757 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2916 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for arable land?
- Guinea ranks 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.