Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.94 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1.94 ha per square kilometre for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 2.41 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5926 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Guatemala 11th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5935 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5926 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7018 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8585 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8165 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7279 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7549 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.9416 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1969 | 0.796 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1970 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +76.7% |
| 1971 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9332 ha per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 1973 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8484 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1975 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +73.9% |
| 1976 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7988 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8847 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6318 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6019 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7643 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7656 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9491 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1984 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1986 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1989 | 0.906 ha per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1990 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1991 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 2002 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.25 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.35 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2020 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.94 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0831 ha per square kilometre, 23.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.94 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2316 ha per square kilometre, 8.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +76.7% | 0.796 ha per square kilometre | 1.41 ha per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +73.9% | 0.8484 ha per square kilometre | 1.48 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +69.5% | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 2.02 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7537 ha per square kilometre | 0.5926 ha per square kilometre | 0.9416 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.6318 ha per square kilometre | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 0.6019 ha per square kilometre | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 1.94 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5926 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Guatemala rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 11th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.