Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Guinea
Guinea: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 3.99 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Guinea is 3.99 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Guinea peaked at 3.99 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 343,985 ha, in 1961.
Guinea ranks 35th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 343,985 ha | — |
| 1962 | 349,445 ha | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 350,145 ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 363,095 ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 357,310 ha | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 351,795 ha | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 358,570 ha | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 354,640 ha | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 369,020 ha | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 376,730 ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 384,775 ha | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 392,170 ha | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 400,615 ha | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 410,350 ha | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 420,500 ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 431,140 ha | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 447,060 ha | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 462,940 ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 484,300 ha | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 506,155 ha | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 518,535 ha | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 531,460 ha | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 548,955 ha | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 588,760 ha | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 604,755 ha | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 623,110 ha | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 628,645 ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 653,258 ha | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 688,490 ha | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 729,607 ha | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 773,242 ha | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 819,754 ha | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 865,540 ha | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 892,694 ha | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 928,700 ha | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 973,486 ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.02 million ha | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.07 million ha | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.12 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million ha | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.16 million ha | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.24 million ha | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.34 million ha | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million ha | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.53 million ha | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.63 million ha | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.72 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million ha | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 2.42 million ha | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 2.45 million ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.81 million ha | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 2.88 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.03 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.15 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.16 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.24 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.30 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.09 million ha | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.03 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.25 million ha | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 3.46 million ha | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 3.86 million ha | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 3.99 million ha | +3.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 3.99 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 777,524 ha, 5.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 3.99 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million ha, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +36.2% | 1.77 million ha | 2.42 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 355,334 ha | 343,985 ha | 369,020 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 421,058 ha | 376,730 ha | 484,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 589,212 ha | 506,155 ha | 688,490 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 919,839 ha | 729,607 ha | 1.12 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million ha | 1.16 million ha | 1.87 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 million ha | 2.42 million ha | 3.30 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 million ha | 3.03 million ha | 3.99 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 32 Burkina Faso 4.35 million ha compare
- 33 Yugoslav SFR 4.14 million ha compare
- 34 Cambodia 4.12 million ha compare
- 36 Mozambique 3.42 million ha compare
- 37 South Africa 3.36 million ha compare
- 38 Chad 3.28 million ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 587.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6148 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Guinea?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Guinea was 3.99 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.99 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 343,985 ha in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Guinea ranks 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.