Land use for vegetable oil crops in Guinea
Guinea: Land use for vegetable oil crops was 333,229 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, land use for vegetable oil crops in Guinea stood at 333,229 hectares. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for vegetable oil crops in Guinea peaked at 333,229 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 225,000 hectares, in 1961.
Guinea ranks 8th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225,000 hectares | 225,000 hectares | 225,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 225,000 hectares | 225,000 hectares | 225,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 227,000 hectares | 225,000 hectares | 240,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 293,000 hectares | 250,000 hectares | 310,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 310,000 hectares | 310,000 hectares | 310,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 314,605 hectares | 310,000 hectares | 322,013 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 330,970 hectares | 328,957 hectares | 333,229 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 5 Colombia 511,583 hectares compare
- 6 Ghana 435,934 hectares compare
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 359,423 hectares compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 296,829 hectares compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 281,937 hectares compare
- 11 Guatemala 230,000 hectares compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2016)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2016)
- Ores and metals exports 25.8% (2016)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.5% (2016)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 72.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for vegetable oil crops in Guinea?
- Land use for vegetable oil crops in Guinea was 333,229 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 333,229 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for land use for vegetable oil crops?
- Guinea ranks 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for vegetable oil crops rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Land use for vegetable oil crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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