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 97th of 220 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.
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
- 94 British Virgin Islands 17.88 % compare
- 95 Ethiopia 17.82 % compare
- 96 Haiti 17.78 % compare
- 98 Serbia and Montenegro 17.33 % compare
- 99 Montenegro 17.04 % compare
- 100 Romania 16.98 % compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.05 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 338 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 172.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,875 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,183 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,876 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (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 97th out of 220 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.
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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.