Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea

Guinea: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2554 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2554
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
121st
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.06
in 1963
All-time low
0.242
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea stood at 0.2554.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea peaked at 1.06 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.242, in 2022.

Guinea ranks 121st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9802 0.9127 1.06 9
1970s 0.8508 0.7864 0.8957 10
1980s 0.7232 0.6363 0.7799 10
1990s 0.5161 0.4488 0.6062 10
2000s 0.3835 0.3532 0.4292 10
2010s 0.3496 0.2567 0.4448 10
2020s 0.2471 0.242 0.2554 4

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 118 Thailand 0.2634 compare
  2. 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2626 compare
  3. 120 Mongolia 0.2609 compare
  4. 122 Oman 0.2529 compare
  5. 123 Nigeria 0.2491 compare
  6. 124 Saudi Arabia 0.2389 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea was 0.2554 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 1963.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.242 in 2022.
How does Guinea rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Guinea ranks 121st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).