Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Guatemala
Guatemala: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 90.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Guatemala stood at 90.44.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Guatemala peaked at 100.79 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.67, in 1966.
Guatemala ranks 139th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.36 | — |
| 1962 | 48.96 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 48.96 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 49.25 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 48.8 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 46.67 | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 47.26 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 50.81 | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 51.98 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 53.58 | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 53.31 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 54.96 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 55.57 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 55.54 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 55.28 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 58.69 | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 58.93 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 56.85 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 51.86 | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 55.57 | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 58.19 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 59.65 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 56.91 | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 56.41 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 56.47 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 56.18 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 57.07 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 56.41 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 61.07 | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 63.64 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 61.74 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 61.45 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 62.4 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 63.08 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 67.09 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 69.04 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 69.97 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 70.61 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 69.66 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 69.25 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.05 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 75.92 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 75.26 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 76.57 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 76.68 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.37 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 82.58 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 81.55 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 85.67 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 83.73 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 84.71 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 88.56 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 91.04 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 98.64 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 100.57 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 100.79 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.49 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 98.2 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 95.07 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 97.82 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 97.72 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.63 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.23 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 90.44 | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.89 | 46.67 | 51.98 | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.46 | 51.86 | 58.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.39 | 55.57 | 61.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.87 | 61.45 | 70.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.29 | 69.25 | 85.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.78 | 83.73 | 100.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.97 | 90.44 | 97.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 136 Liberia 90.98 compare
- 137 Honduras 90.94 compare
- 138 New Zealand 90.86 compare
- 140 Antigua and Barbuda 89.98 compare
- 141 Hungary 89.43 compare
- 142 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 89.42 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 food — gross per capita production index number in Guatemala?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Guatemala was 90.44 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 100.79 in 2016.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.67 in 1966.
- How does Guatemala rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Guatemala ranks 139th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.