Land use in Guatemala
Guatemala: Land use was 2.74 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.74 million hectares for land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Guatemala peaked at 2.74 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.54 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 76th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.54 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.64 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 43.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0646 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Guatemala?
- Land use in Guatemala was 2.74 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for land use?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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