Cropland — Share in Land area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cropland — Share in Land area was 28.55 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Guatemala, 1961–2024
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 63rd of 252 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.33 % | — |
| 1962 | 14.35 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 14.37 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 14.39 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 14.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 14.43 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 14.54 % | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 14.56 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 14.48 % | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 14.51 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 14.53 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 14.74 % | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 15.05 % | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 15.26 % | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 15.29 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 15.58 % | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 16.08 % | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 16.1 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 16.11 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 16.21 % | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 16.31 % | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 16.41 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 16.52 % | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 16.62 % | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 16.72 % | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 16.83 % | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 16.93 % | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 17.03 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 17.13 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 17.24 % | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 17.34 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 17.44 % | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 17.54 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 17.68 % | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 17.82 % | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 17.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.7 % | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 19.57 % | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 20.44 % | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 21.31 % | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 22.18 % | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 23.05 % | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 23.93 % | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 22.42 % | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 20.91 % | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 21.99 % | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 23.39 % | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 23.78 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 23.8 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 23.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 23.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 23.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 23.89 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.7 % | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 26.6 % | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 26.98 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 27.36 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 27.75 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 28.13 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.51 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 28.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 28.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.55 % | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 28.55 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 28.55 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03 %, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 61 Belgium 29.08 % compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 28.65 % compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 27.65 % compare
- 65 Belarus 27.58 % compare
- 66 Slovakia 27.45 % compare
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 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 63rd out of 252 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
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.