Arable land use per person in Guatemala
Guatemala: Arable land use per person was 0.0857 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0857 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Guatemala peaked at 0.2628 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0857 hectares per person, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 124th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2351 hectares per person | 0.2092 hectares per person | 0.2628 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1946 hectares per person | 0.1856 hectares per person | 0.2038 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1673 hectares per person | 0.1481 hectares per person | 0.1841 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1362 hectares per person | 0.1286 hectares per person | 0.144 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1286 hectares per person | 0.107 hectares per person | 0.1547 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.093 hectares per person | 0.0896 hectares per person | 0.1035 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0877 hectares per person | 0.0857 hectares per person | 0.0895 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 43.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0646 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Guatemala?
- Arable land use per person in Guatemala was 0.0857 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2628 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0857 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for arable land use per person?
- Guatemala ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.