Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.2701 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea stood at 0.2701 hectares per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.2701 hectares per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0861 hectares per person, in 1968.
That places Guinea 13th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.095 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0948 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0933 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0951 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0918 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0887 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0888 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0861 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0879 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0881 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0883 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0885 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0889 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0896 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0904 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0912 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0931 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0949 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0977 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1003 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1008 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1013 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1024 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1074 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1078 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1084 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1065 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1079 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1108 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1134 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1155 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1186 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1214 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1215 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.123 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1253 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1287 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1325 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.136 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1432 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1359 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1431 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1506 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1581 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1656 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1724 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1778 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.189 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1748 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2323 hectares per person | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2299 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2575 hectares per person | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2577 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.264 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2675 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2616 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2615 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2594 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2373 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2265 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2367 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2465 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2682 hectares per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2701 hectares per person | +0.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.2701 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0641 hectares per person, 4.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.2701 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 3.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 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 | +32.9% | 0.1748 hectares per person | 0.2323 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0913 hectares per person | 0.0861 hectares per person | 0.0951 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0911 hectares per person | 0.0881 hectares per person | 0.0977 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1054 hectares per person | 0.1003 hectares per person | 0.1108 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1236 hectares per person | 0.1134 hectares per person | 0.136 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.161 hectares per person | 0.1359 hectares per person | 0.189 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2529 hectares per person | 0.2299 hectares per person | 0.2675 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2496 hectares per person | 0.2265 hectares per person | 0.2701 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Guinea was 0.2701 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2701 hectares per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0861 hectares per person in 1968.
- How does Guinea rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Guinea ranks 13th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.