Arable land — Area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Arable land — Area was 1,876 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Guatemala stood at 1,876 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Guatemala peaked at 1,938 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,100 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 99th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,100 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,110 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,100 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,120 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1,150 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1,170 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1,170 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,200 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1,250 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,249 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,254 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,260 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,265 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,270 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,276 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1,281 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1,286 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1,292 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1,297 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,303 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,308 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,313 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,319 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,324 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,340 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,355 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,361 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,443 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 1,526 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 1,608 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 1,691 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1,773 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1,856 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1,938 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,669 1000 ha | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 1,400 1000 ha | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 1,506 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 1,576 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1,605 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,590 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,574 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,558 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,543 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,527 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,586 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,667 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1,709 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,751 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,792 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,834 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,876 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,876 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,876 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,876 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,876 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1,876 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1,876 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125 1000 ha, 15.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,102 1000 ha | 1,100 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,176 1000 ha | 1,100 1000 ha | 1,250 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,278 1000 ha | 1,254 1000 ha | 1,303 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,390 1000 ha | 1,308 1000 ha | 1,608 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,660 1000 ha | 1,400 1000 ha | 1,938 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,654 1000 ha | 1,527 1000 ha | 1,834 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,876 1000 ha | 1,876 1000 ha | 1,876 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Guatemala?
- Arable land — area in Guatemala was 1,876 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1,938 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for arable land — area?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Arable 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.