What is land area in Guinea?

Land area in Guinea was 245,720 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 245,720 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 245,720 sq. km in 1961.

How does Guinea rank for land area?

Guinea ranks 78th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Guinea data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Guinea

Name: Land area in Guinea
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guinea: Land area was 245,720 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

245,720 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

78th

of 216 countries

All-time high

245,720 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

245,720 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Guinea, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 245,720 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Guinea peaked at 245,720 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 245,720 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Guinea 78th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	9
1970s	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	10
1980s	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	10
1990s	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	10
2000s	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	10
2010s	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	10
2020s	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	245,720 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Guinea

75 New Zealand 263,310 sq. km compare
76 Gabon 257,670 sq. km compare
77 Ecuador 248,360 sq. km compare
79 United Kingdom 241,930 sq. km compare
80 Laos 230,800 sq. km compare
81 Romania 230,080 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Guinea?: Land area in Guinea was 245,720 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 245,720 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 245,720 sq. km in 1961.
How does Guinea rank for land area?: Guinea ranks 78th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.