Egypt vs Guatemala: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Egypt
8.8%
in 2023
Guatemala
9.2%
in 2023
Egypt rank
26th
Guatemala rank
24th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Egypt
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 9.2% against 8.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Guatemala ranks 24th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 7.6% | 4.5% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | -8.4% | 24.5% | 32.9% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 25.8% | 3.0% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 3.5% | 10.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.1% | -4.6% | 12.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 1.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Egypt or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 9.2% against 8.8% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Egypt and Guatemala?
- 0.4%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guatemala?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Guatemala rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Guatemala ranks 24th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.