Drained organic soils — Area in Guinea

Guinea: Drained organic soils — Area was 16,130 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16,130 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 221 countries
All-time high
17,288 ha
in 1990
All-time low
15,918 ha
in 2008
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Guinea, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 17.3k ha1991: 17.3k ha1992: 17.3k ha1993: 17.3k ha1994: 17.3k ha1995: 17.0k ha1996: 17.0k ha1997: 16.9k ha1998: 17.1k ha1999: 17.0k ha2000: 16.8k ha2001: 16.6k ha2002: 16.4k ha2003: 16.3k ha2004: 16.1k ha2005: 16.1k ha2006: 16.1k ha2007: 15.9k ha2008: 15.9k ha2009: 16.0k ha2010: 16.1k ha2011: 16.1k ha2012: 16.1k ha2013: 16.0k ha2014: 16.1k ha2015: 16.1k ha2016: 16.1k ha2017: 16.1k ha2018: 16.1k ha2019: 16.5k ha2020: 16.5k ha2021: 16.3k ha2022: 16.1k ha2023: 16.1k ha2024: 16.1k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Guinea is 16,130 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Guinea peaked at 17,288 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15,918 ha, in 2008.

That places Guinea 60th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 17,288 ha —
1991 17,288 ha +0.0%
1992 17,288 ha +0.0%
1993 17,288 ha +0.0%
1994 17,288 ha +0.0%
1995 17,042 ha -1.4%
1996 16,982 ha -0.3%
1997 16,940 ha -0.2%
1998 17,086 ha +0.9%
1999 17,006 ha -0.5%
2000 16,787 ha -1.3%
2001 16,594 ha -1.1%
2002 16,396 ha -1.2%
2003 16,258 ha -0.8%
2004 16,072 ha -1.1%
2005 16,100 ha +0.2%
2006 16,069 ha -0.2%
2007 15,943 ha -0.8%
2008 15,918 ha -0.2%
2009 15,963 ha +0.3%
2010 16,056 ha +0.6%
2011 16,078 ha +0.1%
2012 16,061 ha -0.1%
2013 16,048 ha -0.1%
2014 16,094 ha +0.3%
2015 16,102 ha +0.1%
2016 16,059 ha -0.3%
2017 16,099 ha +0.2%
2018 16,150 ha +0.3%
2019 16,533 ha +2.4%
2020 16,477 ha -0.3%
2021 16,324 ha -0.9%
2022 16,130 ha -1.2%
2023 16,130 ha +0.0%
2024 16,130 ha +0.0%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 16,130 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.74 ha, 253.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,149 ha 16,940 ha 17,288 ha 10
2000s 16,210 ha 15,918 ha 16,787 ha 10
2010s 16,128 ha 16,048 ha 16,533 ha 10
2020s 16,238 ha 16,130 ha 16,477 ha 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 57 Spain 16,831 ha compare
  2. 58 Malawi 16,536 ha compare
  3. 59 Colombia 16,170 ha compare
  4. 61 Panama 14,517 ha compare
  5. 62 Suriname 14,497 ha compare
  6. 63 Brazil 13,445 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Guinea?
Drained organic soils — area in Guinea was 16,130 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 17,288 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 15,918 ha in 2008.
How does Guinea rank for drained organic soils — area?
Guinea ranks 60th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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