Guyana vs Kenya: Arable land use per person
Guyana
0.1174 hectares per person
in 2023
Kenya
0.1198 hectares per person
in 2023
Guyana rank
98th
Kenya rank
97th
Arable land use per person over time
- Guyana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1198 hectares per person against 0.1174 hectares per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0024 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Guyana ranks 98th and Kenya ranks 97th of 206 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1503 hectares per person | 0.3766 hectares per person | 0.2263 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.1289 hectares per person | 0.2753 hectares per person | 0.1464 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.1238 hectares per person | 0.2263 hectares per person | 0.1025 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.1259 hectares per person | 0.1943 hectares per person | 0.0683 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1268 hectares per person | 0.1484 hectares per person | 0.0216 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.1271 hectares per person | 0.1358 hectares per person | 0.0087 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.1186 hectares per person | 0.1234 hectares per person | 0.0048 hectares per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Guyana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.1198 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 Kenya?
- 0.0024 hectares per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Kenya rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Guyana ranks 98th and Kenya ranks 97th 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.