Agricultural land use in Guinea
Guinea: Agricultural land use was 17.99 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use in Guinea is 17.99 million hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Guinea peaked at 17.99 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.84 million hectares, in 1964.
Guinea ranks 52nd of 226 countries on this measure, 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 | 13.85 million hectares | 13.84 million hectares | 13.86 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.86 million hectares | 13.84 million hectares | 13.88 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.90 million hectares | 13.88 million hectares | 13.94 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.04 million hectares | 13.98 million hectares | 14.07 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.20 million hectares | 14.06 million hectares | 14.48 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.99 million hectares | 15.06 million hectares | 16.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.50 million hectares | 16.98 million hectares | 17.99 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.3% (2025)
- Rural population 9.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 61.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.99 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Guinea?
- Agricultural land use in Guinea was 17.99 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.99 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.84 million hectares in 1964.
- How does Guinea rank for agricultural land use?
- Guinea ranks 52nd out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.