What is land area in Guatemala?

Land area in Guatemala was 107,160 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 107,160 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 107,160 sq. km in 1961.

How does Guatemala rank for land area?

Guatemala ranks 103rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Guatemala data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Guatemala

Name: Land area in Guatemala
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guatemala: Land area was 107,160 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

107,160 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

103rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

107,160 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

107,160 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Guatemala, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Guatemala is 107,160 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Guatemala peaked at 107,160 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 107,160 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Guatemala 103rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	9
1970s	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	10
1980s	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	10
1990s	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	10
2000s	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	10
2010s	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	10
2020s	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	107,160 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

100 Benin 112,760 sq. km compare
101 Honduras 111,890 sq. km compare
102 Bulgaria 108,560 sq. km compare
104 Cuba 103,800 sq. km compare
105 Iceland 100,830 sq. km compare
106 South Korea 97,600 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Guatemala?: Land area in Guatemala was 107,160 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 107,160 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 107,160 sq. km in 1961.
How does Guatemala rank for land area?: Guatemala ranks 103rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.