Agricultural land use per person in Guinea
Guinea: Agricultural land use per person was 1.4 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.4 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.15 hectares per person
in 1860
All-time low
0.8627 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Guinea, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Guinea is 1.4 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Guinea peaked at 4.15 hectares per person in 1860 and was at its lowest, 0.8627 hectares per person, in 1000.
Guinea ranks 30th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.8627 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.8648 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1200 | 0.8669 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1300 | 0.869 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1400 | 0.8711 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1500 | 0.8731 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1600 | 0.8752 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1700 | 0.8772 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1710 | 0.8774 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.8776 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.8778 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.878 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.8782 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.8784 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.8786 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.8788 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.879 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.8793 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.8795 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.8797 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.8799 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.8801 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.8803 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 4.15 hectares per person | +371.3% |
| 1870 | 4.12 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 4.1 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 4.07 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 4.04 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 4.02 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 3.99 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 3.96 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 3.93 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1950 | 3.9 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1951 | 3.9 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 3.9 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 3.89 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 3.89 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 3.89 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 3.89 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.88 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.88 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 3.88 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 3.87 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 3.81 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 3.75 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 3.69 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.63 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 3.57 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 3.51 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 3.44 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 3.38 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 3.32 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 3.28 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 3.25 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.23 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 3.21 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.19 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.18 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 3.17 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.15 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3.14 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 3.12 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.08 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 3.02 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.96 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.89 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 2.81 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 2.74 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.65 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 2.58 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 2.51 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 2.41 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 2.33 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.19 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 2.07 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.96 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.86 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 1.78 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.73 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.69 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.65 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.62 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.6 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.57 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.54 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.52 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.49 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.46 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.44 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.42 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.36 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.51 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.49 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.49 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.49 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.48 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.47 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.46 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.44 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.44 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.43 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.42 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.42 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.41 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.4 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.4 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.4 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5841 hectares per person, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | +371.3% | 0.8803 hectares per person | 4.15 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8627 hectares per person | 0.8627 hectares per person | 0.8627 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8648 hectares per person | 0.8648 hectares per person | 0.8648 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8669 hectares per person | 0.8669 hectares per person | 0.8669 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.869 hectares per person | 0.869 hectares per person | 0.869 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.8711 hectares per person | 0.8711 hectares per person | 0.8711 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.8731 hectares per person | 0.8731 hectares per person | 0.8731 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.8752 hectares per person | 0.8752 hectares per person | 0.8752 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.8772 hectares per person | 0.8772 hectares per person | 0.8772 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.8774 hectares per person | 0.8774 hectares per person | 0.8774 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.8776 hectares per person | 0.8776 hectares per person | 0.8776 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.8778 hectares per person | 0.8778 hectares per person | 0.8778 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.878 hectares per person | 0.878 hectares per person | 0.878 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.8782 hectares per person | 0.8782 hectares per person | 0.8782 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.8784 hectares per person | 0.8784 hectares per person | 0.8784 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.8786 hectares per person | 0.8786 hectares per person | 0.8786 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.8788 hectares per person | 0.8788 hectares per person | 0.8788 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.879 hectares per person | 0.879 hectares per person | 0.879 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8793 hectares per person | 0.8793 hectares per person | 0.8793 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.8795 hectares per person | 0.8795 hectares per person | 0.8795 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.8797 hectares per person | 0.8797 hectares per person | 0.8797 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.8799 hectares per person | 0.8799 hectares per person | 0.8799 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.8801 hectares per person | 0.8801 hectares per person | 0.8801 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.8803 hectares per person | 0.8803 hectares per person | 0.8803 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.15 hectares per person | 4.15 hectares per person | 4.15 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.12 hectares per person | 4.12 hectares per person | 4.12 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.1 hectares per person | 4.1 hectares per person | 4.1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 4.07 hectares per person | 4.07 hectares per person | 4.07 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 4.04 hectares per person | 4.04 hectares per person | 4.04 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 4.02 hectares per person | 4.02 hectares per person | 4.02 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 3.99 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 3.96 hectares per person | 3.96 hectares per person | 3.96 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.93 hectares per person | 3.93 hectares per person | 3.93 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.89 hectares per person | 3.88 hectares per person | 3.9 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.6 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 3.87 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.19 hectares per person | 3.12 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.77 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4594 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8053 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.17 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Guinea?
- Agricultural land use per person in Guinea was 1.4 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.15 hectares per person in 1860.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8627 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Guinea rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Guinea ranks 30th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.