Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.003 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Guinea is 0.003 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.0055 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 ha per person, in 2017.
That places Guinea 43rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0055 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0054 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0053 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0052 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0051 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.005 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.005 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0047 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0046 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0045 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0043 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0041 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.004 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.004 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 ha per person | -33.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.003 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.004 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 ha per person | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 ha per person | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 ha per person | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | +87.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.003 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.003 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 28% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +87.7% | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person |
| 1988 | -33.8% | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person |
| 2011 | -33.2% | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person |
| 2012 | +28.6% | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person |
| 2016 | -29.0% | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 5 |
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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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Guinea?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Guinea was 0.003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per person in 2017.
- How does Guinea rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 43rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.