Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3006 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea stood at 0.3006 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.3006 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0368 ha per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Guinea 17th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0376 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.039 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0398 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0398 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0488 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 0.057 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0651 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0773 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0858 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0976 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.104 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1109 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1182 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1344 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1433 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1528 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.163 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1738 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1853 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1905 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1945 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2035 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2083 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2116 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2137 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2198 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2279 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 2010 | 0.251 ha per square kilometre | +146.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2423 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2492 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2584 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1095 ha per square kilometre | -57.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1151 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1544 ha per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1884 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2174 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2267 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2497 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2752 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2977 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3006 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +146.8% | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | 0.251 ha per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -57.6% | 0.2584 ha per square kilometre | 0.1095 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -55.4% | 0.2279 ha per square kilometre | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +34.2% | 0.1151 ha per square kilometre | 0.1544 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0585 ha per square kilometre | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1324 ha per square kilometre | 0.0976 ha per square kilometre | 0.1738 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1957 ha per square kilometre | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | 0.2279 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2012 ha per square kilometre | 0.1095 ha per square kilometre | 0.2584 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2808 ha per square kilometre | 0.2497 ha per square kilometre | 0.3006 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 14 Ghana 0.3467 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 0.3162 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Philippines 0.3043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.2953 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Jamaica 0.2837 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 0.2786 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.3006 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3006 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0368 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Guinea rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 17th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet 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
Sweet 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.