Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 46.04 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 46.04 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Guatemala peaked at 46.18 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.69 %, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 78th of 216 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 | 25.16 % | 24.69 % | 25.59 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.94 % | 25.71 % | 28.14 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.54 % | 28.34 % | 36.68 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.56 % | 37.97 % | 43.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.29 % | 40.27 % | 46.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.78 % | 40.79 % | 45.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.03 % | 46.01 % | 46.04 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 115,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 115,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 823 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 163 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 36,322 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 32,657 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 467,848 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Guatemala?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Guatemala was 46.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 46.18 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.69 % in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Guatemala ranks 78th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.