Guatemala vs Liberia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Guatemala
9.2%
in 2023
Liberia
9.5%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
24th
Liberia rank
22nd
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Guatemala
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 9.5% against 9.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 24th and Liberia ranks 22nd of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6% | -0.4% | 8.0% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 1.5% | 23.1% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 4.0% | 21.8% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 25.4% | 21.8% | Liberia |
| 2010s | -4.6% | 19.9% | 24.5% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 12.4% | 4.5% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Guatemala or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 9.5% against 9.2% in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Guatemala and Liberia?
- 0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Liberia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Liberia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Guatemala ranks 24th and Liberia ranks 22nd 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.