Country area — Area, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area, per capita in Guatemala stood at 0.0006 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0026 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 133rd of 190 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.
Country area — Area, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 96,961 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 41.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Guatemala?
- Country area — area, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 133rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.