What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Gambia and Guyana?

2,900 hectares, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guyana?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Guyana: Cropland extent over the long-term

Gambia

447,000 hectares

in 2025

Guyana

449,900 hectares

in 2025

Gambia rank

134th

Guyana rank

133rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Gambia
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 449,900 hectares against 447,000 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 2,900 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guyana ahead.

Gambia ranks 134th and Guyana ranks 133rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1000s	12,294 hectares	47,762 hectares	35,468 hectares	Guyana
1100s	13,547 hectares	51,203 hectares	37,656 hectares	Guyana
1200s	14,860 hectares	54,320 hectares	39,460 hectares	Guyana
1300s	16,207 hectares	61,472 hectares	45,266 hectares	Guyana
1400s	17,540 hectares	67,938 hectares	50,397 hectares	Guyana
1500s	18,783 hectares	73,633 hectares	54,850 hectares	Guyana
1600s	19,796 hectares	70,606 hectares	50,809 hectares	Guyana
1700s	20,325 hectares	71,709 hectares	51,384 hectares	Guyana
1710s	30,097 hectares	74,734 hectares	44,637 hectares	Guyana
1720s	38,910 hectares	77,879 hectares	38,969 hectares	Guyana
1730s	47,457 hectares	81,150 hectares	33,694 hectares	Guyana
1740s	55,725 hectares	84,551 hectares	28,827 hectares	Guyana
1750s	63,701 hectares	88,087 hectares	24,386 hectares	Guyana
1760s	71,370 hectares	91,762 hectares	20,391 hectares	Guyana
1770s	78,718 hectares	95,580 hectares	16,863 hectares	Guyana
1780s	85,724 hectares	99,548 hectares	13,824 hectares	Guyana
1790s	92,370 hectares	103,670 hectares	11,300 hectares	Guyana
1800s	98,631 hectares	107,950 hectares	9,319 hectares	Guyana
1810s	104,482 hectares	112,395 hectares	7,913 hectares	Guyana
1820s	109,890 hectares	117,569 hectares	7,679 hectares	Guyana
1830s	114,822 hectares	122,966 hectares	8,144 hectares	Guyana
1840s	119,234 hectares	128,594 hectares	9,360 hectares	Guyana
1850s	123,075 hectares	134,463 hectares	11,388 hectares	Guyana
1860s	126,712 hectares	140,581 hectares	13,869 hectares	Guyana
1870s	130,051 hectares	151,242 hectares	21,191 hectares	Guyana
1880s	136,987 hectares	162,688 hectares	25,701 hectares	Guyana
1890s	143,603 hectares	174,973 hectares	31,370 hectares	Guyana
1900s	146,669 hectares	188,155 hectares	41,486 hectares	Guyana
1910s	148,558 hectares	202,296 hectares	53,738 hectares	Guyana
1920s	147,239 hectares	215,073 hectares	67,834 hectares	Guyana
1930s	156,686 hectares	228,613 hectares	71,927 hectares	Guyana
1940s	160,097 hectares	242,960 hectares	82,863 hectares	Guyana
1950s	136,440 hectares	301,215 hectares	164,775 hectares	Guyana
1960s	127,800 hectares	362,400 hectares	234,600 hectares	Guyana
1970s	159,400 hectares	378,667 hectares	219,267 hectares	Guyana
1980s	184,800 hectares	399,533 hectares	214,733 hectares	Guyana
1990s	195,600 hectares	423,796 hectares	228,196 hectares	Guyana
2000s	300,400 hectares	444,992 hectares	144,592 hectares	Guyana
2010s	454,000 hectares	448,000 hectares	6,000 hectares	Gambia
2020s	447,000 hectares	449,133 hectares	2,133 hectares	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Gambia or Guyana?: Guyana, at 449,900 hectares against 447,000 hectares in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Gambia and Guyana?: 2,900 hectares, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guyana?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Guyana rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Gambia ranks 134th and Guyana ranks 133rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.