Land use hidden — Forest in Guatemala
Guatemala: Land use hidden — Forest was 34,930 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Guatemala, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Guatemala is 34,930 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Guatemala peaked at 47,812 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34,930 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 78th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47,812 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 47,240 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 46,668 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 46,096 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 45,524 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 44,952 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 44,380 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 43,808 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 43,236 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 42,664 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 42,092 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 41,605 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 41,119 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 40,632 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 40,146 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 39,659 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 39,172 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 38,686 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 38,199 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 37,713 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 37,226 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 36,952 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 36,679 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 36,405 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 36,132 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 35,858 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 35,742 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 35,626 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 35,510 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 35,394 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 35,278 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 35,162 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 35,046 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 34,930 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 34,930 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 34,930 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,238 Square kilometres | 42,664 Square kilometres | 47,812 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,902 Square kilometres | 37,713 Square kilometres | 42,092 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,152 Square kilometres | 35,394 Square kilometres | 37,226 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,104 Square kilometres | 34,930 Square kilometres | 35,278 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 — forest in Guatemala?
- Land use hidden — forest in Guatemala was 34,930 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 47,812 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,930 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Guatemala ranks 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata