Guinea vs Kenya: Arable land

Guinea
6.00 million hectares
in 2023
Kenya
6.63 million hectares
in 2023
Guinea rank
42nd
Kenya rank
39th

Arable land over time

  • Guinea
  • Kenya
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 6.63 million hectares against 6.00 million hectares in Guinea, a difference of 632,070 hectares.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 39th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 2.74 million hectares 3.50 million hectares 760,000 hectares Kenya
1970s 2.74 million hectares 3.65 million hectares 910,000 hectares Kenya
1980s 2.74 million hectares 4.29 million hectares 1.55 million hectares Kenya
1990s 2.74 million hectares 5.06 million hectares 2.32 million hectares Kenya
2000s 2.82 million hectares 5.22 million hectares 2.40 million hectares Kenya
2010s 4.51 million hectares 6.31 million hectares 1.79 million hectares Kenya
2020s 5.44 million hectares 6.63 million hectares 1.19 million hectares Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Guinea or Kenya?
Kenya, at 6.63 million hectares against 6.00 million hectares in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Guinea and Kenya?
632,070 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Kenya rank globally for arable land?
Guinea ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 39th 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.