Arable land in Guinea
Guinea: Arable land was 6.00 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Guinea stood at 6.00 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Guinea peaked at 6.00 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.74 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Guinea 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 3.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | 5.18 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 million hectares | 4.95 million hectares | 6.00 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 39 Kenya 6.63 million hectares compare
- 40 Cameroon 6.20 million hectares compare
- 41 United Kingdom 6.04 million hectares compare
- 43 Mozambique 5.65 million hectares compare
- 44 Philippines 5.59 million hectares compare
- 45 Belarus 5.57 million hectares compare
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 6.00 million hectares 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 6.00 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for arable land?
- Guinea ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.