Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 17.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 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 land area in Guatemala is 17.5 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Guatemala peaked at 24.28 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.36 %, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 104th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.36 % | — |
| 1962 | 10.45 % | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 10.54 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 10.64 % | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 10.73 % | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 10.82 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 10.92 % | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 11.01 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 11.1 % | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 11.2 % | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 11.29 % | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 11.38 % | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 11.48 % | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 11.57 % | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 11.66 % | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 11.76 % | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 11.85 % | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 11.94 % | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 12.04 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 12.13 % | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 12.22 % | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 12.32 % | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 12.45 % | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 13.63 % | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 14.82 % | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 16 % | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 17.18 % | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 18.37 % | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 19.55 % | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 20.73 % | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 21.91 % | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 23.1 % | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 24.28 % | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 24.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23.99 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 23.7 % | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 23.41 % | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 23.12 % | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 22.84 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 22.55 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 22.26 % | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 21.97 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 21.66 % | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 18.29 % | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 18.11 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 17.82 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 17.53 % | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 17.24 % | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.12 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.01 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.02 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.14 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.26 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 17.38 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.5 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.5 % | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 17.5 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.64 %, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 17.5 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.84 %, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.73 % | 10.36 % | 11.1 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.62 % | 11.2 % | 12.04 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.87 % | 12.13 % | 19.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.4 % | 20.73 % | 24.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.62 % | 17.53 % | 23.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.09 % | 16.9 % | 17.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5 % | 17.5 % | 17.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 101 British Virgin Islands 17.88 % compare
- 102 Ethiopia 17.82 % compare
- 103 Haiti 17.78 % compare
- 105 Serbia and Montenegro 17.33 % compare
- 106 Montenegro 17.04 % compare
- 107 Romania 16.98 % 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)
- 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 meadows and pastures — share in land area in Guatemala?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Guatemala was 17.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 24.28 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.36 % in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Guatemala ranks 104th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.