Guam vs Maldives: Arable land use per person
Guam
0.006 hectares per person
in 2023
Maldives
0.0076 hectares per person
in 2023
Guam rank
195th
Maldives rank
194th
Arable land use per person over time
- Guam
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0076 hectares per person against 0.006 hectares per person in Guam, a difference of 0.0016 hectares per person.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Guam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 195th and Maldives ranks 194th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0254 hectares per person | 0.0191 hectares per person | 0.0063 hectares per person | Guam |
| 1970s | 0.0205 hectares per person | 0.0206 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.0164 hectares per person | 0.016 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | Guam |
| 1990s | 0.0135 hectares per person | 0.0119 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | Guam |
| 2000s | 0.0104 hectares per person | 0.0098 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | Guam |
| 2010s | 0.0061 hectares per person | 0.0093 hectares per person | 0.0032 hectares per person | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.0061 hectares per person | 0.0076 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Guam or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.0076 hectares per person against 0.006 hectares per person in Guam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Guam and Maldives?
- 0.0016 hectares per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Maldives rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Guam ranks 195th and Maldives ranks 194th 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
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.