Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1688 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.1688 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 260.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.1688 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Guinea 48th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +188.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0442 ha per square kilometre | +261.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0303 ha per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2015 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | +75.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2019 | 0.068 ha per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0883 ha per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.149 ha per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1688 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.1688 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.1688 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +261.7% | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | 0.068 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1302 ha per square kilometre | 0.0883 ha per square kilometre | 0.1688 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 45 Luxembourg 0.2175 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Japan 0.1953 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Guatemala 0.1853 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Tunisia 0.1602 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Portugal 0.1581 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Italy 0.1537 ha per square kilometre 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.1688 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1688 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Guinea rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 48th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.