Environment in Guatemala

2,412 indicators covering environment for Guatemala.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 103,867 t 2023 down 23.5% 65th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 37.95 kg/ha 2023 down 32.6% 93rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 11,852 t 2023 down 40.7% 52nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 4.33 kg/ha 2023 down 47.8% 74th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -8,969 t 2023 down 325.8% 145th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -3.28 kg/ha 2023 down 299.0% 133rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 63.96 % 2023 up 13.9% 59th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 68.32 % 2023 up 27.8% 96th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 107.06 % 2023 up 10.8% 68th
Arable land use per person 0.0857 hectares per person 2023 down 4.3% 124th
Forest area 3.54 million hectares 2025 down 3.7% 84th
Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 down 2.7% 84th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -1.26 2023 down 154.4% 154th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 12.9% 100th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0771 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 22.2% 56th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0911 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 14.2% 45th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.8% 131st
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 217.7% 27th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 118.8% 27th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.4% 26th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.7% 44th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.1% 36th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.6% 36th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.5% 33rd
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.9% 4th
Plywood and LVL — Production 30,246 m3 2024 up 0.8% 78th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 44.29 % change on previous year 2024 up 262.7% 23rd
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.7% 70th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.7% 83rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.002 1000 USD per person 2024 up 148.9% 66th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0018 t per person 2024 up 57.2% 67th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0779 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 61.6% 50th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0906 t per square kilometre 2023 down 67.0% 50th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 77th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 131.5 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 18.8% 1st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.1% 61st
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 12.6% 23rd
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 10.33 % change on previous year 2024 up 159.8% 67th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 2 t 2024 up 100.0% 95th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 5 1000 USD 2024 up 150.0% 101st
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 25.96 % change on previous year 2024 up 149.5% 36th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.4772 m3 per person 2024 up 1.0% 39th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 1.26 m3 per person 2024 up 1.0% 8th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.5473 m3 per person 2024 up 9.0% 46th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 1.42 m3 per person 2024 up 10.1% 27th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 51.93 % change on previous year 2024 up 191.4% 21st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 49,553 t 2024 up 651.4% 62nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 37,452 1000 USD 2024 up 729.0% 66th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.1109 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 249.9% 48th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.3309 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 330.6% 53rd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 43.8% 53rd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.6% 58th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 86,915 t 2024 up 246.1% 43rd
Recovered paper — Import value 31,502 1000 USD 2024 up 404.4% 36th
Annual change in forest area -13,190 hectares 2025 up 22.1% 194th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.4% 2025 up 19.1% 190th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.4% 2025 up 19.1% 189th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -13,190 hectares 2025 up 22.1% 194th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person 2024 down 9.8% 50th