Permanent crops — Area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Permanent crops — Area was 1,183 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in Guatemala stood at 1,183 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Guatemala peaked at 1,183 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 436 1000 ha, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 41st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 436 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 438 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 440 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 442 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 444 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 446 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 448 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 450 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 452 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 455 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 457 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 460 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 463 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 465 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 468 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 470 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 473 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 475 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 477 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 482.64 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 488.29 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 493.93 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 499.57 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 505.21 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 510.86 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 516.5 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 522.14 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 527.79 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 533.43 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 539.07 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 544.71 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 550.36 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 556 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 555.5 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 555 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 549 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 560 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 571 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 582 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 593 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 604 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 615 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 626 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 733.5 1000 ha | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 841 1000 ha | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 850 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 931 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 943 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 961 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 979 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 997 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,015 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,033 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,061 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,183 1000 ha | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 1,182 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,182 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,181 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,180 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,180 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,183 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,183 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,183 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,183 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1,183 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 148.1 1000 ha, 8.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1,183 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.9 1000 ha, 17.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 444 1000 ha | 436 1000 ha | 452 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 466.3 1000 ha | 455 1000 ha | 477 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 508.04 1000 ha | 482.64 1000 ha | 533.43 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 556.26 1000 ha | 539.07 1000 ha | 582 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 769.75 1000 ha | 593 1000 ha | 961 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,099 1000 ha | 979 1000 ha | 1,183 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,182 1000 ha | 1,180 1000 ha | 1,183 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 permanent crops — area in Guatemala?
- Permanent crops — area in Guatemala was 1,183 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1,183 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 436 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for permanent crops — area?
- Guatemala ranks 41st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.