Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Guatemala
Guatemala: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 38 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Guatemala is 38 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Guatemala peaked at 58.05 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 38 %, in 2021.
Guatemala ranks 143rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.95 % | — |
| 1962 | 42.14 % | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 42.32 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 42.51 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 42.69 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 42.87 % | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 42.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 43.07 % | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 43.4 % | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 43.56 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 43.73 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 43.57 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 43.26 % | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 43.13 % | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 43.28 % | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 43 % | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 42.43 % | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 42.6 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 42.77 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 42.81 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 42.84 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 42.87 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 42.98 % | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 45.06 % | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 46.98 % | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 48.74 % | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 50.37 % | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 51.89 % | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 53.29 % | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 54.6 % | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 55.83 % | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 56.98 % | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 58.05 % | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 57.86 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 57.67 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 57.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 56.2 % | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 54.78 % | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 53.39 % | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 52.04 % | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 50.72 % | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 49.44 % | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 48.19 % | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 49.49 % | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 50.88 % | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 45.41 % | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 43.64 % | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 42.84 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 42.42 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 41.98 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 41.62 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 41.43 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.63 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 38.85 % | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 38.68 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 38.51 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 38.35 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 38.19 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 38.03 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 38 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 38 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38 % | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 38 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 90% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 38 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.29 %, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.65 % | 41.95 % | 43.4 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.13 % | 42.43 % | 43.73 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.78 % | 42.81 % | 53.29 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.3 % | 53.39 % | 58.05 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.51 % | 42.42 % | 52.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40 % | 38.19 % | 41.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.01 % | 38 % | 38.03 % | 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 86.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Guatemala?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Guatemala was 38 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 58.05 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 % in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Guatemala ranks 143rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.