Agricultural land — Area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Agricultural land — Area was 4,934 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Guatemala is 4,934 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Guatemala peaked at 4,949 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,646 1000 ha, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 97th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,696 1000 ha | 2,646 1000 ha | 2,742 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,887 1000 ha | 2,755 1000 ha | 3,016 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,380 1000 ha | 3,037 1000 ha | 3,931 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,453 1000 ha | 4,069 1000 ha | 4,699 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,639 1000 ha | 4,315 1000 ha | 4,949 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,584 1000 ha | 4,371 1000 ha | 4,877 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,933 1000 ha | 4,930 1000 ha | 4,934 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.05 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 338 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 172.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 17.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,875 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,183 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,876 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Guatemala?
- Agricultural land — area in Guatemala was 4,934 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4,949 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,646 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for agricultural land — area?
- Guatemala ranks 97th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.