Guatemala vs Japan: Agricultural area over the long-term

Guatemala
4.67 million hectares
in 2025
Japan
4.55 million hectares
in 2025
Guatemala rank
91st
Japan rank
92nd

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

  • Guatemala
  • Japan
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M100015122025

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 4.67 million hectares against 4.55 million hectares in Japan, a difference of 119,110 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Guatemala ranks 91st and Japan ranks 92nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Japan Difference Ahead
1000s 529,365 hectares 1.10 million hectares 574,005 hectares Japan
1100s 545,814 hectares 1.13 million hectares 579,566 hectares Japan
1200s 558,421 hectares 937,632 hectares 379,211 hectares Japan
1300s 566,594 hectares 1.03 million hectares 465,106 hectares Japan
1400s 569,534 hectares 1.24 million hectares 673,076 hectares Japan
1500s 566,115 hectares 1.57 million hectares 1.00 million hectares Japan
1600s 511,512 hectares 2.05 million hectares 1.54 million hectares Japan
1700s 601,295 hectares 3.01 million hectares 2.40 million hectares Japan
1710s 593,289 hectares 3.23 million hectares 2.64 million hectares Japan
1720s 585,303 hectares 3.28 million hectares 2.70 million hectares Japan
1730s 577,334 hectares 3.25 million hectares 2.67 million hectares Japan
1740s 569,379 hectares 3.22 million hectares 2.65 million hectares Japan
1750s 561,436 hectares 3.14 million hectares 2.57 million hectares Japan
1760s 553,500 hectares 3.08 million hectares 2.53 million hectares Japan
1770s 545,570 hectares 3.03 million hectares 2.48 million hectares Japan
1780s 537,639 hectares 2.92 million hectares 2.39 million hectares Japan
1790s 529,704 hectares 2.87 million hectares 2.34 million hectares Japan
1800s 521,760 hectares 2.82 million hectares 2.29 million hectares Japan
1810s 515,959 hectares 2.86 million hectares 2.35 million hectares Japan
1820s 510,079 hectares 2.90 million hectares 2.39 million hectares Japan
1830s 576,760 hectares 3.01 million hectares 2.44 million hectares Japan
1840s 649,780 hectares 3.05 million hectares 2.40 million hectares Japan
1850s 731,788 hectares 3.09 million hectares 2.36 million hectares Japan
1860s 799,659 hectares 3.11 million hectares 2.31 million hectares Japan
1870s 859,718 hectares 3.17 million hectares 2.31 million hectares Japan
1880s 895,201 hectares 3.34 million hectares 2.45 million hectares Japan
1890s 900,982 hectares 3.52 million hectares 2.62 million hectares Japan
1900s 904,245 hectares 3.87 million hectares 2.97 million hectares Japan
1910s 952,567 hectares 4.27 million hectares 3.32 million hectares Japan
1920s 999,530 hectares 4.66 million hectares 3.66 million hectares Japan
1930s 1.11 million hectares 5.26 million hectares 4.15 million hectares Japan
1940s 1.38 million hectares 5.97 million hectares 4.60 million hectares Japan
1950s 2.23 million hectares 6.78 million hectares 4.55 million hectares Japan
1960s 2.69 million hectares 6.96 million hectares 4.27 million hectares Japan
1970s 2.89 million hectares 6.37 million hectares 3.49 million hectares Japan
1980s 3.60 million hectares 6.02 million hectares 2.42 million hectares Japan
1990s 4.48 million hectares 5.59 million hectares 1.11 million hectares Japan
2000s 4.63 million hectares 5.10 million hectares 475,671 hectares Japan
2010s 4.40 million hectares 4.84 million hectares 443,671 hectares Japan
2020s 4.63 million hectares 4.62 million hectares 15,015 hectares Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Guatemala or Japan?
Guatemala, at 4.67 million hectares against 4.55 million hectares in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Guatemala and Japan?
119,110 hectares, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Japan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Japan rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
Guatemala ranks 91st and Japan ranks 92nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – 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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Indicator
Agricultural area over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.