Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Guatemala
Guatemala: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 33.86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33.86
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 240 countries
All-time high
33.86
in 2020
All-time low
24.8
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Guatemala, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 33.86 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Guatemala peaked at 33.86 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.8, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 159th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.8 | — |
| 2001 | 24.89 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.99 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.07 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 25.2 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 25.66 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.25 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 28.87 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 28.95 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.97 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.06 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.11 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.57 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.65 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 32.65 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.75 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 33.8 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 33.81 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.85 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.86 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.86 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.86 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.86 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33.86 | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 33.86 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 33.86 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.36 | 24.8 | 28.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.74 | 29.06 | 33.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.86 | 33.86 | 33.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 156 Haiti 34.42 compare
- 157 Saudi Arabia 34.25 compare
- 158 Canada 34.05 compare
- 160 Cook Islands 33.83 compare
- 161 Pakistan 33.64 compare
- 162 South Sudan 33.6 compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3386 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1016 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 17.66 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 86.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Guatemala?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Guatemala was 33.86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 33.86 in 2020.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8 in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Guatemala ranks 159th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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