How have things changed? in Guinea
Guinea: How have things changed? was 392,475 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
392,475 metric tons
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
48th
of 215 countries
All-time high
450,320 metric tons
in 2021
All-time low
5,000 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Guinea, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 392,475 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Guinea peaked at 450,320 metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,000 metric tons, in 1965.
Guinea ranks 48th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed? in Guinea, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 5,000 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 5,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6,000 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 6,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8,300 metric tons | +38.3% |
| 1972 | 8,300 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9,500 metric tons | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 12,100 metric tons | +27.4% |
| 1975 | 13,370 metric tons | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 9,920 metric tons | -25.8% |
| 1977 | 9,120 metric tons | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 10,000 metric tons | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 18,453 metric tons | +84.5% |
| 1980 | 20,000 metric tons | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 22,000 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 24,000 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 26,000 metric tons | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 28,003 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 30,003 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 33,002 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 35,002 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 38,001 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 41,001 metric tons | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 44,001 metric tons | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 49,501 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 55,005 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 60,605 metric tons | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 63,805 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 67,964 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 63,364 metric tons | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 62,491 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 70,064 metric tons | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 88,814 metric tons | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 92,513 metric tons | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 105,404 metric tons | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 93,756 metric tons | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 121,927 metric tons | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 97,732 metric tons | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 109,238 metric tons | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 104,828 metric tons | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 82,183 metric tons | -21.6% |
| 2008 | 94,683 metric tons | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 127,923 metric tons | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 113,689 metric tons | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 185,149 metric tons | +62.9% |
| 2012 | 198,574 metric tons | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 230,372 metric tons | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 207,699 metric tons | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 185,061 metric tons | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 159,880 metric tons | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 321,742 metric tons | +101.2% |
| 2018 | 293,694 metric tons | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 360,643 metric tons | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 386,696 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 450,320 metric tons | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 382,448 metric tons | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 421,600 metric tons | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 392,475 metric tons | -6.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 392,475 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,403 metric tons, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 392,475 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +101.2% | 159,880 metric tons | 321,742 metric tons |
| 1979 | +84.5% | 10,000 metric tons | 18,453 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,600 metric tons | 5,000 metric tons | 6,000 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 10,506 metric tons | 6,000 metric tons | 18,453 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,701 metric tons | 20,000 metric tons | 41,001 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,561 metric tons | 44,001 metric tons | 88,814 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,019 metric tons | 82,183 metric tons | 127,923 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 225,650 metric tons | 113,689 metric tons | 360,643 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 406,708 metric tons | 382,448 metric tons | 450,320 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Guinea?
- How have things changed? in Guinea was 392,475 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 450,320 metric tons in 2021.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 metric tons in 1965.
- How does Guinea rank for how have things changed??
- Guinea ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.