Guatemala vs Niger: Share of land area used for arable agriculture
Guatemala
14.5%
in 2023
Niger
14.0%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
74th
Niger rank
77th
Share of land area used for arable agriculture over time
- Guatemala
- Niger
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 14.5% against 14.0% in Niger, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 74th and Niger ranks 77th of 206 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 1.1% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 8.1% | 2.8% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 7.7% | 4.4% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 10.4% | 2.5% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 11.3% | 4.1% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 0.5% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.0% | 0.5% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land area used for arable agriculture, Guatemala or Niger?
- Guatemala, at 14.5% against 14.0% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land area used for arable agriculture between Guatemala and Niger?
- 0.5%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Niger rank globally for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Guatemala ranks 74th and Niger ranks 77th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land 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.