Guinea vs New Zealand: Land used for agriculture
Guinea
8.97 million
in 2010
New Zealand
9.65 million
in 2010
Guinea rank
69th
New Zealand rank
66th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Guinea
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 9.65 million against 8.97 million in Guinea, a difference of 677,680.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 69th and New Zealand ranks 66th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 16 and New Zealand in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 3.09 million | 204,980 | 2.89 million | Guinea |
| 1790s | 3.04 million | 204,151 | 2.83 million | Guinea |
| 1800s | 2.98 million | 203,788 | 2.78 million | Guinea |
| 1810s | 2.93 million | 203,745 | 2.72 million | Guinea |
| 1820s | 3.00 million | 232,667 | 2.77 million | Guinea |
| 1830s | 3.09 million | 262,335 | 2.82 million | Guinea |
| 1840s | 3.17 million | 303,246 | 2.87 million | Guinea |
| 1850s | 3.26 million | 347,994 | 2.91 million | Guinea |
| 1860s | 3.34 million | 395,342 | 2.95 million | Guinea |
| 1870s | 3.48 million | 512,161 | 2.97 million | Guinea |
| 1880s | 3.62 million | 663,165 | 2.95 million | Guinea |
| 1890s | 3.76 million | 1.02 million | 2.74 million | Guinea |
| 1900s | 3.91 million | 1.67 million | 2.25 million | Guinea |
| 1910s | 4.07 million | 3.04 million | 1.03 million | Guinea |
| 1920s | 4.97 million | 6.10 million | 1.13 million | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 6.06 million | 7.43 million | 1.37 million | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 7.30 million | 8.96 million | 1.66 million | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 8.76 million | 10.47 million | 1.71 million | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 10.61 million | 11.25 million | 638,000 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 10.65 million | 10.68 million | 27,300 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.65 million | 10.56 million | 88,300 | Guinea |
| 1990s | 10.79 million | 9.96 million | 836,900 | Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.83 million | 9.56 million | 728,150 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 8.97 million | 9.65 million | 677,680 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Guinea or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 9.65 million against 8.97 million in Guinea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Guinea and New Zealand?
- 677,680, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Guinea and New Zealand rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Guinea ranks 69th and New Zealand ranks 66th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – 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 – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.