Guatemala vs Sri Lanka: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade

Guatemala
9.2%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
9.7%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
21st

Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time

  • Guatemala
  • Sri Lanka
-2002040197119972023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 9.7% against 9.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Guatemala ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 225 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 7.6% 14.8% 7.2% Sri Lanka
1980s 24.5% -2.0% 26.5% Guatemala
1990s 25.8% 0.3% 25.6% Guatemala
2000s 3.5% 3.9% 0.4% Sri Lanka
2010s -4.6% 13.3% 17.9% Sri Lanka
2020s 7.9% 5.7% 2.2% Guatemala

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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 9.7% 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 Sri Lanka?
0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sri Lanka?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Sri Lanka rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
Guatemala ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 10,928 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

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.