Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0059 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0059 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
120th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0256 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0059 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Guatemala is 0.0059 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0256 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 120th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0228 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0221 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0193 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0189 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0179 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0059 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 52% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0059 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 56% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0229 Square kilometres per person | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 117 China 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
- 118 Togo 0.0066 Square kilometres per person compare
- 119 Kiribati 0.0061 Square kilometres per person compare
- 121 Andorra 0.0058 Square kilometres per person compare
- 122 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 123 Italy 0.005 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Guatemala?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0059 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0256 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 120th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.