Barley — Area harvested in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barley — Area harvested was 8 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Guatemala stood at 8 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Guatemala peaked at 800 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8 ha, in 2010.
That places Guatemala 100th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Area harvested in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30 ha | — |
| 1962 | 35 ha | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 40 ha | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 45 ha | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 50 ha | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 60 ha | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 65 ha | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 90 ha | +38.5% |
| 1969 | 100 ha | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 110 ha | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 120 ha | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 135 ha | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 150 ha | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 200 ha | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 210 ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 220 ha | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 180 ha | -18.2% |
| 1978 | 320 ha | +77.8% |
| 1979 | 330 ha | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 340 ha | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 300 ha | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 270 ha | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 260 ha | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 450 ha | +73.1% |
| 1985 | 480 ha | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 676 ha | +35.2% |
| 1990 | 788 ha | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 770 ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 800 ha | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 741 ha | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 714 ha | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 600 ha | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 423 ha | -29.5% |
| 1997 | 461 ha | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 339 ha | -26.5% |
| 1999 | 413 ha | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 387 ha | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 14 ha | -96.4% |
| 2002 | 14 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 ha | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 21 ha | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 21 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 ha | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 14 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 ha | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 8 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,213 ha, 0% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 8 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 117,088 ha, 0% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +100.0% | 14 ha | 28 ha |
| 2001 | -96.4% | 387 ha | 14 ha |
| 1978 | +77.8% | 180 ha | 320 ha |
| 1984 | +73.1% | 260 ha | 450 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.22 ha | 30 ha | 100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 197.5 ha | 110 ha | 330 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 427.6 ha | 260 ha | 676 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 604.9 ha | 339 ha | 800 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.8 ha | 14 ha | 387 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Guatemala?
- Barley — area harvested in Guatemala was 8 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 800 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 ha in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for barley — area harvested?
- Guatemala ranks 100th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.