Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.006 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.006 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
122nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.026 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.006 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total 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 — total area, per capita in Guatemala is 0.006 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.026 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.006 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 122nd 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 — Total area, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0192 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.006 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 46% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.006 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0113 Square kilometres per person, 53% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 119 Indonesia 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 120 China 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 121 Kiribati 0.0061 Square kilometres per person compare
- 123 Andorra 0.0058 Square kilometres per person compare
- 124 Malawi 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 125 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0056 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 — total area, per capita in Guatemala?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Guatemala was 0.006 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.026 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.