Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area was 341 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Guatemala, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 341 1000 ha for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Guatemala peaked at 585 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 341 1000 ha, in 2020.
Guatemala ranks 31st of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 446 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 585 1000 ha | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 423 1000 ha | -27.7% |
| 2015 | 471 1000 ha | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 445 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 419 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 393 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 367 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 341 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 341 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 954 1000 ha, 36% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 341 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 381.5 1000 ha, 89% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +31.2% | 446 1000 ha | 585 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 446 1000 ha | 446 1000 ha | 446 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 443.29 1000 ha | 367 1000 ha | 585 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 341 1000 ha | 341 1000 ha | 341 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 perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Guatemala?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Guatemala was 341 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 585 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 341 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area?
- Guatemala ranks 31st out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.