Arable land in Guatemala
Guatemala: Arable land was 0.0857 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Guatemala stood at 0.0857 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Guatemala peaked at 0.2628 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0857 hectares per person, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 124th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2351 hectares per person | 0.2092 hectares per person | 0.2628 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1946 hectares per person | 0.1856 hectares per person | 0.2038 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1673 hectares per person | 0.1481 hectares per person | 0.1841 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1362 hectares per person | 0.1286 hectares per person | 0.144 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1286 hectares per person | 0.107 hectares per person | 0.1547 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.093 hectares per person | 0.0896 hectares per person | 0.1035 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0877 hectares per person | 0.0857 hectares per person | 0.0895 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 43.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8.17 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.20 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,822 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 2.18 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Guatemala?
- Arable land in Guatemala was 0.0857 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2628 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0857 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for arable land?
- Guatemala ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.