Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.001 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guatemala stood at 0.001 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0029 Square kilometres per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.001 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Guatemala 96th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +45.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +21.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.001 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.001 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +45.8% | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 93 Nigeria 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 94 Uganda 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 95 Luxembourg 0.001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 0.001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 98 Guinea-Bissau 0.0009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 99 Czechia 0.0009 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guatemala?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Guatemala was 0.001 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 Square kilometres per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 96th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.