Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Guinea
Guinea: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 24.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area used for arable agriculture in Guinea is 24.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Guinea peaked at 24.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1961.
Guinea ranks 41st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.2% | — |
| 1962 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 14.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 20.2% | 24.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 38 Turkey 26.3% compare
- 39 Azerbaijan 25.3% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.0% compare
- 42 Syria 24.0% compare
- 43 Italy 24.0% compare
- 44 Luxembourg 23.8% 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 share of land area used for arable agriculture in Guinea?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Guinea was 24.4% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Guinea ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.