Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0102 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala is 0.0102 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0319 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 ha per person, in 2019.
Guatemala ranks 27th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0152 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0147 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0169 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0201 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0186 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0161 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0162 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0197 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0162 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0279 ha per person | +72.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0319 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0176 ha per person | -44.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0194 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0152 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0258 ha per person | +69.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0213 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0134 ha per person | -37.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0144 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0101 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0093 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0116 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0113 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0137 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0151 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0212 ha per person | +40.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0211 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0209 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0165 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0111 ha per person | -32.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0144 ha per person | +30.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0155 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0147 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0124 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0117 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.012 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.011 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0109 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.018 ha per person | +65.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0177 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0173 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.017 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0167 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0165 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0165 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.016 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.016 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.016 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.016 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0158 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0156 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0156 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 ha per person | -42.3% |
| 2020 | 0.009 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0106 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0117 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0102 ha per person | -11.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0102 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 ha per person, 8.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0102 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0032 ha per person, 3.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +72.1% | 0.0162 ha per person | 0.0279 ha per person |
| 1975 | +69.7% | 0.0152 ha per person | 0.0258 ha per person |
| 2001 | +65.7% | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0171 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 0.0201 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0197 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0319 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0152 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0128 ha per person | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0155 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0163 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0162 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0102 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0319 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 27th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.