Guinea vs Romania: Arable land use per person

Guinea
0.4165 hectares per person
in 2023
Romania
0.4411 hectares per person
in 2023
Guinea rank
21st
Romania rank
18th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Guinea
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.4411 hectares per person against 0.4165 hectares per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.0246 hectares per person.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 21st and Romania ranks 18th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7045 hectares per person 0.5129 hectares per person 0.1915 hectares per person Guinea
1970s 0.5948 hectares per person 0.4602 hectares per person 0.1346 hectares per person Guinea
1980s 0.4931 hectares per person 0.4364 hectares per person 0.0568 hectares per person Guinea
1990s 0.372 hectares per person 0.4117 hectares per person 0.0397 hectares per person Romania
2000s 0.3072 hectares per person 0.4238 hectares per person 0.1166 hectares per person Romania
2010s 0.3858 hectares per person 0.4439 hectares per person 0.0581 hectares per person Romania
2020s 0.3911 hectares per person 0.4404 hectares per person 0.0493 hectares per person Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Guinea or Romania?
Romania, at 0.4411 hectares per person against 0.4165 hectares per person in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Guinea and Romania?
0.0246 hectares per person, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Romania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Romania rank globally for arable land use per person?
Guinea ranks 21st and Romania ranks 18th 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.