Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.1433 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Guatemala stood at 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1433 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 48th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1433 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1435 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1437 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1439 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1441 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1443 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1454 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1456 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1448 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1451 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1453 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1474 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1505 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1558 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1608 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.161 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1611 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1633 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.164 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1665 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1754 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1782 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1782 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1782 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1957 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2044 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2131 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2218 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2306 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2091 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2199 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2339 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2355 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2324 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2305 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2295 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2276 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2251 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2309 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2492 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2507 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2523 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2539 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1136 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1443 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1433 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1456 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1532 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1451 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1611 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.166 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1633 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1797 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2044 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2257 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2091 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2397 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2251 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2539 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 45 Lebanon 0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 46 Cambodia 0.2637 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 47 Malta 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 49 United Kingdom 0.2516 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 50 Malaysia 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 51 Albania 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1433 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 48th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.