Fiji vs Guatemala: Arable land use per person

Fiji
0.0831 hectares per person
in 2023
Guatemala
0.0857 hectares per person
in 2023
Fiji rank
127th
Guatemala rank
124th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Fiji
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.0857 hectares per person against 0.0831 hectares per person in Fiji, a difference of 0.0026 hectares per person.

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

Fiji ranks 127th and Guatemala ranks 124th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 0.173 hectares per person 0.2351 hectares per person 0.0621 hectares per person Guatemala
1970s 0.1325 hectares per person 0.1946 hectares per person 0.0621 hectares per person Guatemala
1980s 0.1623 hectares per person 0.1673 hectares per person 0.0051 hectares per person Guatemala
1990s 0.1841 hectares per person 0.1362 hectares per person 0.0479 hectares per person Fiji
2000s 0.1026 hectares per person 0.1286 hectares per person 0.026 hectares per person Guatemala
2010s 0.0759 hectares per person 0.093 hectares per person 0.0172 hectares per person Guatemala
2020s 0.0836 hectares per person 0.0877 hectares per person 0.0041 hectares per person Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Fiji or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 0.0857 hectares per person against 0.0831 hectares per person in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Fiji and Guatemala?
0.0026 hectares per person, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Guatemala?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Guatemala rank globally for arable land use per person?
Fiji ranks 127th and Guatemala ranks 124th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable 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

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.