Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 20.22 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Guatemala stood at 20.22 t per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 20.22 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.33 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 58th out of 159 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.
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.33 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.82 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 6.22 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 6.78 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 6.81 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 6.29 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 6.45 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 7.36 t per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 7.64 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 8.31 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 8.04 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 8.57 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 8.68 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 8.7 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 9.97 t per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 9.03 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 9.11 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 9.87 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 10.37 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 10.09 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 10.94 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 11.9 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 11.6 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 10.73 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 11.97 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 13.05 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 12.86 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 12.93 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 13.26 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 13.39 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 12.89 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 14.12 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 13.5 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 12.1 t per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 10.86 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 10.63 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 8.9 t per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 10.87 t per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 10.58 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 10.83 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 12.08 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 12.13 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.32 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.6 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 13.5 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 14.54 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 15.58 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 16.73 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 15.9 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 16.02 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.37 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.84 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 17.51 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 17.74 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.09 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.54 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.02 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.27 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.94 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 19.13 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 19.89 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 20.14 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 20.22 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 20.22 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.02 t per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 20.22 t per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.33 t per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.52 t per square kilometre | 5.33 t per square kilometre | 7.64 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.06 t per square kilometre | 8.04 t per square kilometre | 10.37 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.93 t per square kilometre | 10.09 t per square kilometre | 13.26 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.79 t per square kilometre | 8.9 t per square kilometre | 14.12 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.62 t per square kilometre | 10.83 t per square kilometre | 16.73 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.73 t per square kilometre | 16.02 t per square kilometre | 19.27 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.84 t per square kilometre | 19.13 t per square kilometre | 20.22 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 55 Senegal 20.82 t per square kilometre compare
- 56 North Macedonia 20.74 t per square kilometre compare
- 57 Switzerland 20.49 t per square kilometre compare
- 59 Sierra Leone 19.97 t per square kilometre compare
- 60 Mexico 19.04 t per square kilometre compare
- 61 Lebanon 18.88 t 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 cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 20.22 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20.22 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 58th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production 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.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production 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
Cereals, primary — Production 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.