Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Guatemala
Guatemala: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 2,668 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Guatemala, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Guatemala is 2,668 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Guatemala peaked at 2,668 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,102 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Guatemala ranks 66th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,102 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,896 Square kilometres | +72.0% |
| 2015 | 2,179 Square kilometres | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 2,340 Square kilometres | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 2,668 Square kilometres | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,102 Square kilometres | 1,102 Square kilometres | 1,102 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,038 Square kilometres | 1,896 Square kilometres | 2,179 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,504 Square kilometres | 2,340 Square kilometres | 2,668 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 63 Dominican Republic 2,989 Square kilometres compare
- 63 Melanesia 13,401 Square kilometres compare
- 64 Malawi 2,962 Square kilometres compare
- 65 Greece 2,951 Square kilometres compare
- 67 Togo 2,649 Square kilometres compare
- 68 Serbia 2,622 Square kilometres compare
- 69 Burkina Faso 2,619 Square kilometres 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)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 73.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0353 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 18.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Guatemala?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Guatemala was 2,668 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2,668 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,102 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Guatemala rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Guatemala ranks 66th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation