Cameroon vs Guatemala: Land use over the long-term
Cameroon
2.00 million hectares
in 2025
Guatemala
1.90 million hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
85th
Guatemala rank
87th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Cameroon
- Guatemala
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.00 million hectares against 1.90 million hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 100,690 hectares.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 85th and Guatemala ranks 87th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 38 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 853,194 hectares | 0 hectares | 853,194 hectares | Cameroon |
| 1100s | 953,820 hectares | 0 hectares | 953,820 hectares | Cameroon |
| 1200s | 1.06 million hectares | 0 hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1300s | 1.18 million hectares | 0 hectares | 1.18 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1400s | 1.31 million hectares | 0 hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1500s | 1.44 million hectares | 0 hectares | 1.44 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1600s | 1.56 million hectares | 115,336 hectares | 1.45 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1700s | 1.67 million hectares | 177,975 hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1710s | 1.71 million hectares | 179,875 hectares | 1.53 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 1.75 million hectares | 181,691 hectares | 1.57 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 1.79 million hectares | 183,426 hectares | 1.60 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 1.82 million hectares | 185,082 hectares | 1.64 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 1.86 million hectares | 186,660 hectares | 1.67 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 1.89 million hectares | 188,162 hectares | 1.70 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 1.92 million hectares | 189,591 hectares | 1.73 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 1.95 million hectares | 190,947 hectares | 1.76 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 1.98 million hectares | 192,233 hectares | 1.79 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 2.00 million hectares | 193,449 hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 2.03 million hectares | 196,757 hectares | 1.83 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 2.05 million hectares | 199,941 hectares | 1.85 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 2.06 million hectares | 232,258 hectares | 1.83 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 2.07 million hectares | 268,687 hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 2.08 million hectares | 310,594 hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 2.14 million hectares | 330,353 hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 2.20 million hectares | 344,806 hectares | 1.86 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 2.29 million hectares | 347,510 hectares | 1.94 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 2.36 million hectares | 337,309 hectares | 2.03 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 2.20 million hectares | 325,071 hectares | 1.88 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 1.95 million hectares | 327,084 hectares | 1.62 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 1.78 million hectares | 325,651 hectares | 1.45 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 1.91 million hectares | 384,187 hectares | 1.53 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 1.99 million hectares | 505,892 hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 1.92 million hectares | 892,890 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 2.00 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 854,000 hectares | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 2.00 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 755,000 hectares | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.00 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 173,651 hectares | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.00 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 552,648 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.00 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 209,025 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.00 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 169,001 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.00 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 116,052 hectares | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Cameroon or Guatemala?
- Cameroon, at 2.00 million hectares against 1.90 million hectares in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 100,690 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Guatemala rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Cameroon ranks 85th and Guatemala ranks 87th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.