Cropland per person over the long-term in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.1461 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1461 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
104th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.8823 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.1461 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Guatemala, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.1461 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Guatemala peaked at 0.8823 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.1461 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Guatemala 104th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.8823 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.8528 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1200 | 0.8212 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1300 | 0.7869 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1400 | 0.7494 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1500 | 0.7076 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1600 | 0.6603 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1700 | 0.605 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1710 | 0.5988 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1720 | 0.5926 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1730 | 0.5862 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1740 | 0.5797 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1750 | 0.573 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1760 | 0.5662 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1770 | 0.5592 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1780 | 0.552 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1790 | 0.5446 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1800 | 0.5371 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1810 | 0.5293 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1820 | 0.5212 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1830 | 0.513 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1840 | 0.5044 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1850 | 0.4955 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 0.4863 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1870 | 0.4768 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1880 | 0.4668 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1890 | 0.4564 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1900 | 0.4455 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1910 | 0.4341 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1920 | 0.422 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1930 | 0.4091 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1940 | 0.3954 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1950 | 0.3807 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1951 | 0.3792 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.3776 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.3761 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3745 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3729 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.3713 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.3697 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.3681 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3664 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3648 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.3542 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3445 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3351 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.326 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3171 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3084 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3019 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2937 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.284 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2766 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2694 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2659 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2642 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2608 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2546 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2531 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2547 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2488 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2429 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2403 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2353 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2331 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2275 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2219 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2166 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2115 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2066 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2019 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1972 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1927 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1882 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1839 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1892 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1878 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1835 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1794 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.184 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1883 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1923 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.196 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1993 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2024 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2051 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1851 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1711 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1759 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.183 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1802 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.174 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1688 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1649 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1604 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1557 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1568 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1651 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1633 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1615 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1597 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.158 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1564 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1538 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1513 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1498 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1461 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.1461 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 77% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.1461 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1063 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8823 hectares per person | 0.8823 hectares per person | 0.8823 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8528 hectares per person | 0.8528 hectares per person | 0.8528 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8212 hectares per person | 0.8212 hectares per person | 0.8212 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7869 hectares per person | 0.7869 hectares per person | 0.7869 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7494 hectares per person | 0.7494 hectares per person | 0.7494 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7076 hectares per person | 0.7076 hectares per person | 0.7076 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.6603 hectares per person | 0.6603 hectares per person | 0.6603 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.605 hectares per person | 0.605 hectares per person | 0.605 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5988 hectares per person | 0.5988 hectares per person | 0.5988 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5926 hectares per person | 0.5926 hectares per person | 0.5926 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5862 hectares per person | 0.5862 hectares per person | 0.5862 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5797 hectares per person | 0.5797 hectares per person | 0.5797 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.573 hectares per person | 0.573 hectares per person | 0.573 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5662 hectares per person | 0.5662 hectares per person | 0.5662 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5592 hectares per person | 0.5592 hectares per person | 0.5592 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.552 hectares per person | 0.552 hectares per person | 0.552 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.5446 hectares per person | 0.5446 hectares per person | 0.5446 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5371 hectares per person | 0.5371 hectares per person | 0.5371 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.5293 hectares per person | 0.5293 hectares per person | 0.5293 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5212 hectares per person | 0.5212 hectares per person | 0.5212 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.513 hectares per person | 0.513 hectares per person | 0.513 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.5044 hectares per person | 0.5044 hectares per person | 0.5044 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4955 hectares per person | 0.4955 hectares per person | 0.4955 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4863 hectares per person | 0.4863 hectares per person | 0.4863 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.4768 hectares per person | 0.4768 hectares per person | 0.4768 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.4668 hectares per person | 0.4668 hectares per person | 0.4668 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4564 hectares per person | 0.4564 hectares per person | 0.4564 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4455 hectares per person | 0.4455 hectares per person | 0.4455 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4341 hectares per person | 0.4341 hectares per person | 0.4341 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.422 hectares per person | 0.422 hectares per person | 0.422 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4091 hectares per person | 0.4091 hectares per person | 0.4091 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.3954 hectares per person | 0.3954 hectares per person | 0.3954 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3737 hectares per person | 0.3664 hectares per person | 0.3807 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.323 hectares per person | 0.284 hectares per person | 0.3648 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2591 hectares per person | 0.2429 hectares per person | 0.2766 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2192 hectares per person | 0.1972 hectares per person | 0.2403 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1869 hectares per person | 0.1794 hectares per person | 0.1927 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1872 hectares per person | 0.1711 hectares per person | 0.2051 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1614 hectares per person | 0.1557 hectares per person | 0.1688 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1509 hectares per person | 0.1461 hectares per person | 0.1564 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Guatemala?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Guatemala was 0.1461 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8823 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1461 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Guatemala ranks 104th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.