Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Guatemala is 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 65 Pakistan 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Bulgaria 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Lithuania 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Czechia 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Botswana 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.1546 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.