Cropland — Share in Land area in Guatemala

Guatemala: Cropland — Share in Land area was 28.55 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.55 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 234 countries
All-time high
28.55 %
in 2021
All-time low
14.33 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Guatemala, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 28.55 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Guatemala peaked at 28.55 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.33 %, in 1961.

Guatemala ranks 58th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.43 % 14.33 % 14.56 % 9
1970s 15.32 % 14.51 % 16.11 % 10
1980s 16.67 % 16.21 % 17.13 % 10
1990s 18.16 % 17.24 % 20.44 % 10
2000s 22.68 % 20.91 % 23.93 % 10
2010s 25.7 % 23.82 % 28.13 % 10
2020s 28.54 % 28.51 % 28.55 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Guatemala?
Cropland — share in land area in Guatemala was 28.55 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 28.55 % in 2021.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 14.33 % in 1961.
How does Guatemala rank for cropland — share in land area?
Guatemala ranks 58th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.