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
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Guinea, 1961–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5077 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6929 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6627 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2148 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3921 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 436.58 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).