Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Guatemala
Guatemala: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 38.02 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 38.02 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Guatemala peaked at 41.76 % in 1977 and was at its lowest, 29.54 %, in 1993.
Guatemala ranks 105th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.88 % | 40.12 % | 41.57 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.71 % | 39.75 % | 41.76 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.1 % | 33.14 % | 41.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.19 % | 29.54 % | 34.22 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.74 % | 30.69 % | 39.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.05 % | 34.93 % | 37.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.03 % | 38.02 % | 38.05 % | 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 — Area 1,876 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Guatemala?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Guatemala was 38.02 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 41.76 % in 1977.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.54 % in 1993.
- How does Guatemala rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Guatemala ranks 105th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.