Gambia vs Guatemala: Agricultural land use per person
Gambia
0.2649 hectares per person
in 2025
Guatemala
0.2463 hectares per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
124th
Guatemala rank
125th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Gambia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.2649 hectares per person against 0.2463 hectares per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0186 hectares per person.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 124th and Guatemala ranks 125th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 39 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.49 hectares per person | 0.8823 hectares per person | 5.61 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1100s | 6.26 hectares per person | 0.8528 hectares per person | 5.41 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1200s | 6.01 hectares per person | 0.8212 hectares per person | 5.19 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1300s | 5.74 hectares per person | 0.7869 hectares per person | 4.95 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1400s | 5.44 hectares per person | 0.7494 hectares per person | 4.69 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1500s | 5.1 hectares per person | 0.7076 hectares per person | 4.4 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1600s | 4.71 hectares per person | 0.8525 hectares per person | 3.86 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1700s | 4.25 hectares per person | 0.8593 hectares per person | 3.39 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1710s | 4.19 hectares per person | 0.8594 hectares per person | 3.33 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1720s | 4.14 hectares per person | 0.8594 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1730s | 4.08 hectares per person | 0.8592 hectares per person | 3.22 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1740s | 4.03 hectares per person | 0.8589 hectares per person | 3.17 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1750s | 3.97 hectares per person | 0.8584 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1760s | 3.91 hectares per person | 0.8578 hectares per person | 3.05 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1770s | 3.84 hectares per person | 0.857 hectares per person | 2.99 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1780s | 3.78 hectares per person | 0.856 hectares per person | 2.92 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1790s | 3.71 hectares per person | 0.8549 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1800s | 3.64 hectares per person | 0.8535 hectares per person | 2.79 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1810s | 3.57 hectares per person | 0.8555 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1820s | 3.49 hectares per person | 0.8573 hectares per person | 2.64 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1830s | 3.42 hectares per person | 0.8588 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1840s | 3.33 hectares per person | 0.86 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1850s | 3.25 hectares per person | 0.8609 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1860s | 3.15 hectares per person | 0.8287 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1870s | 3.06 hectares per person | 0.796 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1880s | 2.95 hectares per person | 0.763 hectares per person | 2.19 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1890s | 2.84 hectares per person | 0.7295 hectares per person | 2.11 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1900s | 2.72 hectares per person | 0.6956 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1910s | 2.59 hectares per person | 0.661 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1920s | 2.44 hectares per person | 0.6259 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1930s | 2.27 hectares per person | 0.6261 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1940s | 2.06 hectares per person | 0.6254 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1950s | 1.65 hectares per person | 0.6225 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.5621 hectares per person | 0.761 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.09 hectares per person | 0.4557 hectares per person | 0.6382 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.8123 hectares per person | 0.4407 hectares per person | 0.3716 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.5374 hectares per person | 0.4357 hectares per person | 0.1017 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.3582 hectares per person | 0.3595 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.3331 hectares per person | 0.2767 hectares per person | 0.0564 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.2773 hectares per person | 0.2543 hectares per person | 0.023 hectares per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Gambia or Guatemala?
- Gambia, at 0.2649 hectares per person against 0.2463 hectares per person in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Gambia and Guatemala?
- 0.0186 hectares per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guatemala?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Guatemala rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Gambia ranks 124th and Guatemala ranks 125th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.