Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea

Guinea: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0171 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0171 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
72nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0679 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0171 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea, 1961–2023

0.020.040.06196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 0.0171 sq. km per person for land area in square kilometers, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.0679 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0171 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Guinea ranks 72nd of 215 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.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 0.0679 sq. km per person
1962 0.0667 sq. km per person -1.8%
1963 0.0655 sq. km per person -1.8%
1964 0.0643 sq. km per person -1.8%
1965 0.0632 sq. km per person -1.8%
1966 0.062 sq. km per person -1.9%
1967 0.0608 sq. km per person -1.9%
1968 0.0597 sq. km per person -1.9%
1969 0.0585 sq. km per person -1.9%
1970 0.0574 sq. km per person -1.9%
1971 0.0564 sq. km per person -1.8%
1972 0.0555 sq. km per person -1.7%
1973 0.0545 sq. km per person -1.7%
1974 0.0536 sq. km per person -1.6%
1975 0.0528 sq. km per person -1.6%
1976 0.052 sq. km per person -1.5%
1977 0.0512 sq. km per person -1.5%
1978 0.0504 sq. km per person -1.6%
1979 0.0495 sq. km per person -1.6%
1980 0.0487 sq. km per person -1.7%
1981 0.0478 sq. km per person -1.9%
1982 0.0468 sq. km per person -2.0%
1983 0.0458 sq. km per person -2.1%
1984 0.0448 sq. km per person -2.2%
1985 0.0438 sq. km per person -2.3%
1986 0.0427 sq. km per person -2.4%
1987 0.0416 sq. km per person -2.5%
1988 0.0406 sq. km per person -2.6%
1989 0.0395 sq. km per person -2.6%
1990 0.0382 sq. km per person -3.4%
1991 0.0367 sq. km per person -3.9%
1992 0.0355 sq. km per person -3.1%
1993 0.0345 sq. km per person -3.0%
1994 0.0335 sq. km per person -3.0%
1995 0.0325 sq. km per person -2.8%
1996 0.0316 sq. km per person -2.8%
1997 0.031 sq. km per person -2.0%
1998 0.0304 sq. km per person -1.9%
1999 0.0297 sq. km per person -2.2%
2000 0.0292 sq. km per person -1.9%
2001 0.0288 sq. km per person -1.3%
2002 0.0283 sq. km per person -1.5%
2003 0.0277 sq. km per person -2.2%
2004 0.0271 sq. km per person -2.1%
2005 0.0266 sq. km per person -2.0%
2006 0.026 sq. km per person -2.1%
2007 0.0254 sq. km per person -2.3%
2008 0.0248 sq. km per person -2.4%
2009 0.0242 sq. km per person -2.4%
2010 0.0236 sq. km per person -2.4%
2011 0.0231 sq. km per person -2.4%
2012 0.0225 sq. km per person -2.4%
2013 0.022 sq. km per person -2.4%
2014 0.0214 sq. km per person -2.4%
2015 0.0209 sq. km per person -2.5%
2016 0.0204 sq. km per person -2.5%
2017 0.0198 sq. km per person -2.5%
2018 0.0193 sq. km per person -2.5%
2019 0.0189 sq. km per person -2.5%
2020 0.0184 sq. km per person -2.5%
2021 0.0179 sq. km per person -2.5%
2022 0.0175 sq. km per person -2.5%
2023 0.0171 sq. km per person -2.4%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 0.0171 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 0.0171 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0146 sq. km per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0632 sq. km per person 0.0585 sq. km per person 0.0679 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.0533 sq. km per person 0.0495 sq. km per person 0.0574 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.0442 sq. km per person 0.0395 sq. km per person 0.0487 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.0334 sq. km per person 0.0297 sq. km per person 0.0382 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.0268 sq. km per person 0.0242 sq. km per person 0.0292 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.0212 sq. km per person 0.0189 sq. km per person 0.0236 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.0177 sq. km per person 0.0171 sq. km per person 0.0184 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0179 sq. km per person compare
  2. 70 Nicaragua 0.0176 sq. km per person compare
  3. 71 Liberia 0.0175 sq. km per person compare
  4. 73 Bulgaria 0.0168 sq. km per person compare
  5. 74 Cameroon 0.0167 sq. km per person compare
  6. 75 Panama 0.0166 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Guinea was 0.0171 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0679 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0171 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Guinea rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Guinea ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.