Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 20.39 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.39 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
68th
of 181 countries
All-time high
20.39 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
5.33 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Guatemala stood at 20.39 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 20.39 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.33 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.33 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 6.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 6.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 6.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 6.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 7.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 7.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 8.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 8.04 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 8.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 8.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 8.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 9.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 9.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 9.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 9.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 10.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 10.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 10.94 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 11.9 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 11.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 10.73 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 11.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 13.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 12.86 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 12.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 13.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 13.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 12.89 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 14.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 13.5 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 12.1 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 10.86 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 10.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 8.9 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 10.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 10.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 10.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 12.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 12.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 13.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 14.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 15.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 16.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 15.9 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 16.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 17.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 17.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.27 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.94 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 19.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 19.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 20.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 20.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 20.39 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.21 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 20.39 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.3 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.64 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.06 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.04 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 13.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 14.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.83 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 19.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.88 metric tons per square kilometre | 19.13 metric tons per square kilometre | 20.39 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.75 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 66 North Macedonia 20.74 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 67 Switzerland 20.49 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 69 Mexico 19.04 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 70 Laos 18.89 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 71 Burkina Faso 18.82 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Guatemala was 20.39 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20.39 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) 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.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Cereal production (metric tons) 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.