Guatemala vs North Korea: Arable land

Guatemala
0.0857 hectares per person
in 2023
North Korea
0.0869 hectares per person
in 2023
Guatemala rank
124th
North Korea rank
121st

Arable land over time

  • Guatemala
  • North Korea
0.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0869 hectares per person against 0.0857 hectares per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0012 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 124th and North Korea ranks 121st of 206 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2351 hectares per person 0.1625 hectares per person 0.0726 hectares per person Guatemala
1970s 0.1946 hectares per person 0.131 hectares per person 0.0636 hectares per person Guatemala
1980s 0.1673 hectares per person 0.1174 hectares per person 0.0499 hectares per person Guatemala
1990s 0.1362 hectares per person 0.1035 hectares per person 0.0326 hectares per person Guatemala
2000s 0.1286 hectares per person 0.0961 hectares per person 0.0325 hectares per person Guatemala
2010s 0.093 hectares per person 0.0914 hectares per person 0.0017 hectares per person Guatemala
2020s 0.0877 hectares per person 0.0873 hectares per person 0.0003 hectares per person Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Guatemala or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.0869 hectares per person against 0.0857 hectares per person in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Guatemala and North Korea?
0.0012 hectares per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and North Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and North Korea rank globally for arable land?
Guatemala ranks 124th and North Korea ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.