Guatemala vs Uruguay: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Guatemala
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2,169 1000 ha against 1,876 1000 ha in Guatemala, a difference of 293 1000 ha.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Guatemala ranks 91st and Uruguay ranks 89th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,102 1000 ha | 2,219 1000 ha | 1,117 1000 ha | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1,176 1000 ha | 1,624 1000 ha | 447.9 1000 ha | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1,278 1000 ha | 1,330 1000 ha | 52.04 1000 ha | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1,390 1000 ha | 1,300 1000 ha | 89.59 1000 ha | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 1,660 1000 ha | 1,518 1000 ha | 142.63 1000 ha | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 1,654 1000 ha | 2,236 1000 ha | 581.97 1000 ha | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1,876 1000 ha | 2,116 1000 ha | 240.37 1000 ha | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Guatemala or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2,169 1000 ha against 1,876 1000 ha in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 293 1000 ha, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for arable land — area?
- Guatemala ranks 91st and Uruguay ranks 89th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.