Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0324 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Guatemala stood at 0.0324 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Guatemala peaked at 0.0324 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 ha per square kilometre, in 1992.
Guatemala ranks 37th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +108.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +114.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +80.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0262 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0324 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0324 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 ha per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +114.3% | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +108.3% | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +80.1% | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -51.1% | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +45.3% | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +43.2% | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 34 Puerto Rico 0.0345 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0341 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Barbados 0.0326 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Jordan 0.032 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Italy 0.0317 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Bhutan 0.0307 ha 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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Guatemala?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Guatemala was 0.0324 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0324 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Guatemala rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Guatemala ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.