Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Guatemala stood at 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 24th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 21 Grenada 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Samoa 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Saint Lucia 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Haiti 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Spain 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Portugal 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.1546 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.