What is land area in Guinea?

Land area in Guinea was 24.57 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 24.57 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 24.57 million hectares in 1961.

How does Guinea rank for land area?

Guinea ranks 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

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 Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Guinea

Name: Land area in Guinea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guinea: Land area was 24.57 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

24.57 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

30th

of 53 countries

All-time high

24.57 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

24.57 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Guinea, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Guinea is 24.57 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Guinea peaked at 24.57 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 24.57 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Guinea 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Land area in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Land area (hectares) in Guinea, 1961 to 2011.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	24.57 million hectares	—
1962	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1963	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1964	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1965	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1966	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1968	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1970	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1971	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1972	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1973	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1974	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1975	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1976	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1977	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1978	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1979	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1980	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1981	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1982	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1983	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1984	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1986	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1987	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1988	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1989	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1990	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1991	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1992	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1993	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1994	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1995	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1996	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1997	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1998	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
1999	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2000	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2001	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2002	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2003	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2004	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2005	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2006	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2007	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2008	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2009	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2010	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%
2011	24.57 million hectares	+0.0%

Guinea compared with similar countries

Guinea's 24.57 million hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.98 million hectares, 75% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Guinea's 24.57 million hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.36 million hectares, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	9
1970s	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	10
1980s	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	10
1990s	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	10
2000s	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	10
2010s	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	24.57 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Guinea

27 Cote d'Ivoire 31.80 million hectares compare
28 Burkina Faso 27.36 million hectares compare
29 Gabon 25.77 million hectares compare
31 Ghana 22.75 million hectares compare
32 Uganda 19.98 million hectares compare
33 Senegal 19.25 million hectares compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Guinea?: Land area in Guinea was 24.57 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 24.57 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 24.57 million hectares in 1961.
How does Guinea rank for land area?: Guinea ranks 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
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 Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 18 September 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.