Guatemala vs Malaysia: Agricultural land use per person
Guatemala
0.2463 hectares per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.2445 hectares per person
in 2025
Guatemala rank
125th
Malaysia rank
126th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Guatemala
- Malaysia
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.2463 hectares per person against 0.2445 hectares per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0018 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 126th of 202 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8823 hectares per person | 0.3698 hectares per person | 0.5125 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1100s | 0.8528 hectares per person | 0.3686 hectares per person | 0.4843 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1200s | 0.8212 hectares per person | 0.3674 hectares per person | 0.4538 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1300s | 0.7869 hectares per person | 0.3663 hectares per person | 0.4206 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1400s | 0.7494 hectares per person | 0.3654 hectares per person | 0.384 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1500s | 0.7076 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 0.3431 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1600s | 0.8525 hectares per person | 0.3637 hectares per person | 0.4888 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1700s | 0.8593 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 0.4963 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1710s | 0.8594 hectares per person | 0.3623 hectares per person | 0.4971 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1720s | 0.8594 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 0.4964 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1730s | 0.8592 hectares per person | 0.3616 hectares per person | 0.4976 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1740s | 0.8589 hectares per person | 0.3607 hectares per person | 0.4982 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1750s | 0.8584 hectares per person | 0.3597 hectares per person | 0.4987 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1760s | 0.8578 hectares per person | 0.3588 hectares per person | 0.499 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1770s | 0.857 hectares per person | 0.3579 hectares per person | 0.4991 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1780s | 0.856 hectares per person | 0.3572 hectares per person | 0.4989 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1790s | 0.8549 hectares per person | 0.3565 hectares per person | 0.4984 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1800s | 0.8535 hectares per person | 0.3558 hectares per person | 0.4977 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1810s | 0.8555 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.5003 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1820s | 0.8573 hectares per person | 0.3546 hectares per person | 0.5027 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1830s | 0.8588 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.5036 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1840s | 0.86 hectares per person | 0.354 hectares per person | 0.506 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1850s | 0.8609 hectares per person | 0.3533 hectares per person | 0.5076 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 0.8287 hectares per person | 0.3525 hectares per person | 0.4762 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 0.796 hectares per person | 0.3517 hectares per person | 0.4443 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 0.763 hectares per person | 0.3509 hectares per person | 0.4121 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 0.7295 hectares per person | 0.4568 hectares per person | 0.2728 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0.6956 hectares per person | 0.455 hectares per person | 0.2406 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 0.661 hectares per person | 0.4936 hectares per person | 0.1674 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 0.6259 hectares per person | 0.5972 hectares per person | 0.0286 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 0.6261 hectares per person | 0.4865 hectares per person | 0.1395 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0.6254 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.1669 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.6225 hectares per person | 0.4692 hectares per person | 0.1533 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.5621 hectares per person | 0.3629 hectares per person | 0.1992 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.4557 hectares per person | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.1002 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.4407 hectares per person | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.0852 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.4357 hectares per person | 0.3381 hectares per person | 0.0976 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.3595 hectares per person | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.0837 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.2767 hectares per person | 0.2692 hectares per person | 0.0075 hectares per person | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.2543 hectares per person | 0.2522 hectares per person | 0.0021 hectares per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Guatemala or Malaysia?
- Guatemala, at 0.2463 hectares per person against 0.2445 hectares per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Guatemala and Malaysia?
- 0.0018 hectares per person, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Malaysia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Malaysia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Guatemala ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 126th 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.