Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.0029 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 348.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.0029 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2008.
That places Guinea 38th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | +181.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -56.6% |
| 2012 | 0.001 ha per person | +252.9% |
| 2013 | 0.001 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | -36.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | +71.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per person | +49.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 ha per person | +38.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 ha per person | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 ha per person | +0.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0029 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0029 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +252.9% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0029 ha 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Guinea?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Guinea was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2008.
- How does Guinea rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 38th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 348.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.