How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iran?

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

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Iran: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Guatemala

0.1687

in 2023

Iran

0.1471

in 2023

Guatemala rank

151st

Iran rank

154th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Guatemala
Iran

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.1687 against 0.1471 in Iran, a difference of 0.0216.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Guatemala ranks 151st and Iran ranks 154th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7825	0.8569	0.0744	Iran
1970s	0.5442	0.5797	0.0355	Iran
1980s	0.4672	0.3205	0.1467	Guatemala
1990s	0.3432	0.2196	0.1236	Guatemala
2000s	0.2729	0.1586	0.1143	Guatemala
2010s	0.163	0.1326	0.0304	Guatemala
2020s	0.1596	0.1485	0.0111	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Guatemala or Iran?: Guatemala, at 0.1687 against 0.1471 in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Guatemala and Iran?: 0.0216, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iran?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Iran rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Guatemala ranks 151st and Iran ranks 154th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).