Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Land used for agriculture
Guatemala
3.47 million
in 2010
Nicaragua
3.25 million
in 2010
Guatemala rank
94th
Nicaragua rank
95th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 3.47 million against 3.25 million in Nicaragua, a difference of 214,070.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 9 and Nicaragua in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 413,982 | 330,754 | 83,228 | Guatemala |
| 1790s | 407,154 | 344,770 | 62,384 | Guatemala |
| 1800s | 400,117 | 360,026 | 40,091 | Guatemala |
| 1810s | 392,901 | 375,653 | 17,248 | Guatemala |
| 1820s | 386,192 | 392,335 | 6,143 | Nicaragua |
| 1830s | 433,525 | 464,398 | 30,873 | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 482,852 | 523,210 | 40,358 | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 537,015 | 590,686 | 53,671 | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 601,468 | 616,163 | 14,695 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 664,036 | 638,403 | 25,633 | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 713,994 | 701,934 | 12,060 | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 748,891 | 776,257 | 27,366 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 787,317 | 861,191 | 73,874 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 868,234 | 959,840 | 91,606 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 955,451 | 1.08 million | 120,599 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 1.05 million | 1.33 million | 270,840 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 1.31 million | 1.57 million | 261,440 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1.79 million | 2.05 million | 255,330 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 2.37 million | 2.76 million | 383,880 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.46 million | 2.88 million | 417,730 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.72 million | 2.98 million | 254,080 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.40 million | 2.81 million | 580,990 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.45 million | 3.09 million | 359,990 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.47 million | 3.25 million | 214,070 | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Guatemala, at 3.47 million against 3.25 million in Nicaragua as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 214,070, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Guatemala ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture β land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.