Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guatemala
Guatemala: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 11.05 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 11.05 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guatemala peaked at 14.06 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.08 %, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 102nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.79 % | 2.08 % | 3.48 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.27 % | 3.6 % | 4.87 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.62 % | 5.01 % | 6.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.73 % | 6.33 % | 7.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.76 % | 7.88 % | 14.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.29 % | 11.21 % | 13.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.05 % | 11.05 % | 11.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 99 Montenegro 12.39 % compare
- 100 Switzerland 12.27 % compare
- 101 Austria 11.2 % compare
- 103 Republic of Moldova 10.46 % compare
- 104 Mauritania 9.78 % compare
- 105 Norway 9.57 % compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,876 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guatemala?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Guatemala was 11.05 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 14.06 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 % in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Guatemala ranks 102nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.