What is the difference in arable land use per person between Guyana and Italy?

0.0027 hectares per person, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Italy?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Guyana vs Italy: Arable land use per person

Guyana

0.1174 hectares per person

in 2023

Italy

0.1201 hectares per person

in 2023

Guyana rank

98th

Italy rank

96th

Arable land use per person over time

Guyana
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.1201 hectares per person against 0.1174 hectares per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0027 hectares per person.

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

Guyana ranks 98th and Italy ranks 96th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1503 hectares per person	0.241 hectares per person	0.0906 hectares per person	Italy
1970s	0.1289 hectares per person	0.175 hectares per person	0.0461 hectares per person	Italy
1980s	0.1238 hectares per person	0.1622 hectares per person	0.0384 hectares per person	Italy
1990s	0.1259 hectares per person	0.1501 hectares per person	0.0241 hectares per person	Italy
2000s	0.1268 hectares per person	0.1343 hectares per person	0.0075 hectares per person	Italy
2010s	0.1271 hectares per person	0.1134 hectares per person	0.0137 hectares per person	Guyana
2020s	0.1186 hectares per person	0.1207 hectares per person	0.0021 hectares per person	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Guyana or Italy?: Italy, at 0.1201 hectares per person against 0.1174 hectares per person in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Guyana and Italy?: 0.0027 hectares per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Italy?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Italy rank globally for arable land use per person?: Guyana ranks 98th and Italy ranks 96th 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: 07 August 2026

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.