Other land — Area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Other land — Area was 2,233 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2,233 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Guatemala peaked at 2,640 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,569 1000 ha, in 1993.
Guatemala ranks 104th of 259 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,795 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,720 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1,645 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 1,569 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1,617 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1,664 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1,727 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 1,727 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,727 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,727 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,712 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,697 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,682 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,921 1000 ha | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 2,163 1000 ha | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 2,456 1000 ha | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 2,371 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,408 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,483 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2,560 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2,587 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,613 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,640 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,570 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,383 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 2,344 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2,304 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,264 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,224 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,184 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 2,194 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,207 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,220 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,233 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2,233 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2,233 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320.06 1000 ha, 7.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,692 1000 ha | 1,569 1000 ha | 1,795 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,062 1000 ha | 1,682 1000 ha | 2,483 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,449 1000 ha | 2,224 1000 ha | 2,640 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,208 1000 ha | 2,184 1000 ha | 2,233 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 other land — area in Guatemala?
- Other land — area in Guatemala was 2,233 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2,640 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,569 1000 ha in 1993.
- How does Guatemala rank for other land — area?
- Guatemala ranks 104th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.