Egypt vs Guatemala: Agricultural area over the long-term
Egypt
4.20 million hectares
in 2025
Guatemala
4.67 million hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
93rd
Guatemala rank
91st
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Egypt
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 4.67 million hectares against 4.20 million hectares in Egypt, a difference of 463,050 hectares.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Egypt ranks 93rd and Guatemala ranks 91st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 476,602 hectares | 529,365 hectares | 52,763 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1100s | 414,644 hectares | 545,814 hectares | 131,170 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1200s | 381,282 hectares | 558,421 hectares | 177,139 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1300s | 448,006 hectares | 566,594 hectares | 118,588 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1400s | 386,048 hectares | 569,534 hectares | 183,486 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1500s | 381,282 hectares | 566,115 hectares | 184,833 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1600s | 476,602 hectares | 511,512 hectares | 34,910 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1700s | 428,942 hectares | 601,295 hectares | 172,353 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1710s | 419,410 hectares | 593,289 hectares | 173,879 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1720s | 409,878 hectares | 585,303 hectares | 175,425 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1730s | 400,346 hectares | 577,334 hectares | 176,988 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1740s | 390,814 hectares | 569,379 hectares | 178,565 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1750s | 381,282 hectares | 561,436 hectares | 180,154 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1760s | 371,750 hectares | 553,500 hectares | 181,750 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1770s | 362,218 hectares | 545,570 hectares | 183,352 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1780s | 352,686 hectares | 537,639 hectares | 184,953 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1790s | 343,153 hectares | 529,704 hectares | 186,551 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1800s | 333,621 hectares | 521,760 hectares | 188,139 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1810s | 371,750 hectares | 515,959 hectares | 144,209 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1820s | 409,878 hectares | 510,079 hectares | 100,201 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1830s | 448,006 hectares | 576,760 hectares | 128,754 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1840s | 486,134 hectares | 649,780 hectares | 163,646 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1850s | 524,262 hectares | 731,788 hectares | 207,526 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 436,894 hectares | 799,659 hectares | 362,765 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 499,308 hectares | 859,718 hectares | 360,410 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 570,637 hectares | 895,201 hectares | 324,564 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 786,565 hectares | 900,982 hectares | 114,417 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 954,072 hectares | 904,245 hectares | 49,827 hectares | Egypt |
| 1910s | 1.10 million hectares | 952,567 hectares | 145,893 hectares | Egypt |
| 1920s | 1.34 million hectares | 999,530 hectares | 345,210 hectares | Egypt |
| 1930s | 1.52 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 409,970 hectares | Egypt |
| 1940s | 1.68 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 303,460 hectares | Egypt |
| 1950s | 2.19 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 45,022 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 46,220 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.89 million hectares | 144,700 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 2.50 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 3.08 million hectares | 4.48 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.48 million hectares | 4.63 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.76 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | 642,160 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 4.09 million hectares | 4.63 million hectares | 542,693 hectares | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Egypt or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 4.67 million hectares against 4.20 million hectares in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Egypt and Guatemala?
- 463,050 hectares, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guatemala?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Guatemala rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Egypt ranks 93rd and Guatemala ranks 91st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.