Guatemala vs Lesotho: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Guatemala
0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
54th
Lesotho rank
51st

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Guatemala
  • Lesotho
0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Guatemala ranks 54th and Lesotho ranks 51st of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre Lesotho
1970s 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
1990s 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2000s 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2020s 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Guatemala or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Guatemala and Lesotho?
0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Lesotho rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Guatemala ranks 54th and Lesotho ranks 51st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.