Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Guinea
Guinea: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 531,646 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Guinea is 531,646 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 116.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Guinea peaked at 531,646 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79,800 ha, in 1964.
That places Guinea 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 80,600 ha | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 80,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 79,800 ha | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 80,300 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 80,600 ha | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 85,650 ha | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 86,200 ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 90,750 ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 91,280 ha | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 91,800 ha | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 91,850 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 105,280 ha | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 106,430 ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 107,510 ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 108,600 ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 111,750 ha | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 112,879 ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 91,205 ha | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 89,700 ha | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 90,600 ha | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 91,440 ha | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 92,410 ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 95,260 ha | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 88,920 ha | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 93,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 99,950 ha | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 105,324 ha | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 110,595 ha | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 116,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 122,900 ha | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 126,720 ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 131,994 ha | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 141,025 ha | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 144,100 ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 149,814 ha | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 157,924 ha | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 165,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 173,325 ha | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 181,393 ha | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 179,053 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 179,079 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 184,113 ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 188,300 ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 192,746 ha | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 197,752 ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 205,257 ha | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 209,692 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 173,978 ha | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 217,054 ha | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 215,574 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 266,696 ha | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 279,021 ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 245,932 ha | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 264,680 ha | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 291,863 ha | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 319,465 ha | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 350,713 ha | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 383,081 ha | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 419,934 ha | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 460,850 ha | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 505,499 ha | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 520,505 ha | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 531,646 ha | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,689 ha | 79,800 ha | 90,750 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 101,858 ha | 91,205 ha | 112,879 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,810 ha | 88,920 ha | 110,595 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 142,890 ha | 116,100 ha | 173,325 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 189,136 ha | 173,978 ha | 209,692 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 283,408 ha | 215,574 ha | 383,081 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 487,687 ha | 419,934 ha | 531,646 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 16 Malawi 636,964 ha compare
- 17 Cambodia 607,266 ha compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 16,385 ha compare
- 18 Madagascar 552,781 ha compare
- 20 Benin 520,628 ha compare
- 21 Peru 505,494 ha compare
- 22 Ethiopia PDR 501,700 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Guinea?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Guinea was 531,646 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 531,646 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,800 ha in 1964.
- How does Guinea rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Guinea ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.2%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.