Which has higher cropland area, Gabon or Guyana?

Guyana, at 356,703 against 333,470 in Gabon as of 2010.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Guyana: Cropland area

Gabon

333,470

in 2010

Guyana

356,703

in 2010

Gabon rank

132nd

Guyana rank

131st

Cropland area over time

Gabon
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 356,703 against 333,470 in Gabon, a difference of 23,233.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Guyana ahead.

Gabon ranks 132nd and Guyana ranks 131st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1780s	78,395	239,436	161,041	Guyana
1790s	79,780	236,148	156,368	Guyana
1800s	81,166	232,584	151,418	Guyana
1810s	82,801	228,836	146,035	Guyana
1820s	84,926	226,195	141,269	Guyana
1830s	87,018	223,676	136,658	Guyana
1840s	89,084	217,868	128,784	Guyana
1850s	91,240	210,401	119,161	Guyana
1860s	93,144	200,381	107,237	Guyana
1870s	96,397	193,001	96,604	Guyana
1880s	99,740	184,235	84,495	Guyana
1890s	101,603	178,260	76,657	Guyana
1900s	102,507	173,790	71,283	Guyana
1910s	105,874	172,488	66,614	Guyana
1920s	112,817	171,708	58,891	Guyana
1930s	121,480	172,135	50,655	Guyana
1940s	130,870	173,118	42,248	Guyana
1950s	141,231	175,357	34,126	Guyana
1960s	149,255	225,832	76,577	Guyana
1970s	258,125	238,862	19,263	Gabon
1980s	405,658	325,638	80,020	Gabon
1990s	400,396	343,591	56,805	Gabon
2000s	335,177	352,361	17,184	Guyana
2010s	333,470	356,703	23,233	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland area, Gabon or Guyana?: Guyana, at 356,703 against 333,470 in Gabon as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland area between Gabon and Guyana?: 23,233, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guyana?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Gabon and Guyana rank globally for cropland area?: Gabon ranks 132nd and Guyana ranks 131st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cropland area
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cropland is land used to grow crops, excluding pasture used for livestock grazing.