Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0544 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala is 0.0544 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.1549 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0432 ha per person, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 18th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1494 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1482 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1549 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1527 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1436 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1363 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1401 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1349 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1319 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1226 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.119 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1185 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0852 ha per person | -28.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0939 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0911 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1012 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1002 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0901 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0801 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0955 ha per person | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0963 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0924 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0768 ha per person | -16.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0784 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.084 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0839 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0921 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0755 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0684 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0703 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0721 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0762 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0715 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0604 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 0.053 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0543 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0531 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0565 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0516 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0506 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0495 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0491 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.048 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0469 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.045 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0432 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0504 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0614 ha per person | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0578 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0566 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0567 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0561 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.056 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0554 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0549 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0542 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0547 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0545 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0513 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0561 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0599 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0644 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0638 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0544 ha per person | -14.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0544 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 5.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0544 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 11.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1436 ha per person | 0.1319 ha per person | 0.1549 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1002 ha per person | 0.0801 ha per person | 0.1226 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0843 ha per person | 0.0684 ha per person | 0.0963 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0619 ha per person | 0.0516 ha per person | 0.0762 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0502 ha per person | 0.0432 ha per person | 0.0614 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0551 ha per person | 0.0513 ha per person | 0.0567 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0597 ha per person | 0.0544 ha per person | 0.0644 ha per person | 5 |
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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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0544 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1549 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0432 ha per person in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.