What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 26,020 Square kilometres in 1993.

What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 11,100 Square kilometres in 1961.

How does Guatemala rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?

Guatemala ranks 79th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Guatemala

Name: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Guatemala
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Guatemala: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 18,750 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

18,750 Square kilometres

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

79th

of 180 countries

All-time high

26,020 Square kilometres

in 1993

All-time low

11,100 Square kilometres

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Guatemala, 1961–2023

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Guatemala is 18,750 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Guatemala peaked at 26,020 Square kilometres in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11,100 Square kilometres, in 1961.

Guatemala ranks 79th of 180 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Guatemala, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres	Change
1961	11,100 Square kilometres	—
1962	11,200 Square kilometres	+0.9%
1963	11,300 Square kilometres	+0.9%
1964	11,400 Square kilometres	+0.9%
1965	11,500 Square kilometres	+0.9%
1966	11,600 Square kilometres	+0.9%
1967	11,700 Square kilometres	+0.9%
1968	11,800 Square kilometres	+0.9%
1969	11,900 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1970	12,000 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1971	12,100 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1972	12,200 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1973	12,300 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1974	12,400 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1975	12,500 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1976	12,600 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1977	12,700 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1978	12,800 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1979	12,900 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1980	13,000 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1981	13,100 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1982	13,200 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1983	13,340 Square kilometres	+1.1%
1984	20,000 Square kilometres	+49.9%
1985	20,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1986	20,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1987	20,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1988	25,000 Square kilometres	+25.0%
1989	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1990	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1991	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1992	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1993	26,020 Square kilometres	+4.1%
1994	26,020 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1995	26,020 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1996	26,020 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1997	25,710 Square kilometres	-1.2%
1998	25,400 Square kilometres	-1.2%
1999	25,090 Square kilometres	-1.2%
2000	24,780 Square kilometres	-1.2%
2001	24,470 Square kilometres	-1.3%
2002	24,160 Square kilometres	-1.3%
2003	23,850 Square kilometres	-1.3%
2004	23,540 Square kilometres	-1.3%
2005	23,210 Square kilometres	-1.4%
2006	19,594 Square kilometres	-15.6%
2007	19,410 Square kilometres	-0.9%
2008	19,100 Square kilometres	-1.6%
2009	18,790 Square kilometres	-1.6%
2010	18,470 Square kilometres	-1.7%
2011	18,350 Square kilometres	-0.6%
2012	18,230 Square kilometres	-0.7%
2013	18,110 Square kilometres	-0.7%
2014	18,110 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2015	18,110 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2016	18,238 Square kilometres	+0.7%
2017	18,366 Square kilometres	+0.7%
2018	18,494 Square kilometres	+0.7%
2019	18,622 Square kilometres	+0.7%
2020	18,750 Square kilometres	+0.7%
2021	18,750 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2022	18,750 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2023	18,750 Square kilometres	+0.0%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

Guatemala's 18,750 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Guatemala's 18,750 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,940 Square kilometres, 3.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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	+49.9%	13,340 Square kilometres	20,000 Square kilometres
1988	+25.0%	20,000 Square kilometres	25,000 Square kilometres

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11,500 Square kilometres	11,100 Square kilometres	11,900 Square kilometres	9
1970s	12,450 Square kilometres	12,000 Square kilometres	12,900 Square kilometres	10
1980s	18,264 Square kilometres	13,000 Square kilometres	25,000 Square kilometres	10
1990s	25,528 Square kilometres	25,000 Square kilometres	26,020 Square kilometres	10
2000s	22,090 Square kilometres	18,790 Square kilometres	24,780 Square kilometres	10
2010s	18,310 Square kilometres	18,110 Square kilometres	18,622 Square kilometres	10
2020s	18,750 Square kilometres	18,750 Square kilometres	18,750 Square kilometres	4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

76 Cameroon 20,000 Square kilometres compare
77 Honduras 19,580 Square kilometres compare
78 Georgia 19,400 Square kilometres compare
80 Malawi 18,500 Square kilometres compare
81 Nepal 17,953 Square kilometres compare
82 Djibouti 17,000 Square kilometres compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Guatemala?: Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Guatemala was 18,750 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 26,020 Square kilometres in 1993.
What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 11,100 Square kilometres in 1961.
How does Guatemala rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?: Guatemala ranks 79th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: Square kilometres
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 207 places, 11,927 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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