Guatemala vs Sierra Leone: Arable land

Guatemala
1.55 million hectares
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.58 million hectares
in 2023
Guatemala rank
90th
Sierra Leone rank
89th

Arable land over time

  • Guatemala
  • Sierra Leone
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.58 million hectares against 1.55 million hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 30,000 hectares.

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

Guatemala ranks 90th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 1.10 million hectares 375,000 hectares 727,222 hectares Guatemala
1970s 1.18 million hectares 422,500 hectares 753,400 hectares Guatemala
1980s 1.29 million hectares 471,200 hectares 823,300 hectares Guatemala
1990s 1.39 million hectares 485,100 hectares 902,058 hectares Guatemala
2000s 1.65 million hectares 1.20 million hectares 449,523 hectares Guatemala
2010s 1.47 million hectares 1.58 million hectares 110,101 hectares Sierra Leone
2020s 1.55 million hectares 1.58 million hectares 30,000 hectares Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Guatemala or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.58 million hectares against 1.55 million hectares in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Guatemala and Sierra Leone?
30,000 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Sierra Leone rank globally for arable land?
Guatemala ranks 90th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th 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). 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)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.