Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1831 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.1831 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.1831 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0553 ha per square kilometre, in 1988.
That places Guinea 38th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0895 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0936 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0936 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0592 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0677 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0774 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0828 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0886 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0948 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1014 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1159 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.124 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1351 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1363 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1506 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1384 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1424 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1445 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1485 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1604 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1818 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1825 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.125 ha per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1648 ha per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 0.168 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1453 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1295 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0944 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.09 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre | +92.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1746 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1751 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1756 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.176 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1831 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.1831 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.1831 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +92.6% | 0.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre |
| 1988 | -32.0% | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -31.5% | 0.1825 ha per square kilometre | 0.125 ha per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +31.8% | 0.125 ha per square kilometre | 0.1648 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | -27.1% | 0.1295 ha per square kilometre | 0.0944 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0802 ha per square kilometre | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | 0.0936 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0873 ha per square kilometre | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | 0.1159 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1462 ha per square kilometre | 0.124 ha per square kilometre | 0.1818 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1447 ha per square kilometre | 0.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.1825 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1775 ha per square kilometre | 0.1751 ha per square kilometre | 0.1831 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 35 Guatemala 0.2792 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Myanmar 0.2701 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Mauritania 0.1863 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Argentina 0.1829 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Egypt 0.164 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Lebanon 0.1621 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.1831 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1831 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0553 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Guinea rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 38th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.