Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Guinea

Guinea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 43.55 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
43.55 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 208 countries
All-time high
43.9 percent
in 1990
All-time low
43.55 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Guinea, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Guinea stood at 43.55 percent. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Guinea peaked at 43.9 percent in 1990 and was at its lowest, 43.55 percent, in 1961.

Guinea ranks 27th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 9
1970s 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 10
1980s 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 10
1990s 43.58 percent 43.55 percent 43.9 percent 10
2000s 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 10
2010s 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 10
2020s 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 43.55 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Guinea?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Guinea was 43.55 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 43.9 percent in 1990.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 43.55 percent in 1961.
How does Guinea rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Guinea ranks 27th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).