Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Guatemala stood at 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 111.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0387 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 24th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0387 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0405 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0428 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0451 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0474 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0503 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0531 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.056 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0597 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0633 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.07 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 0.084 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0933 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1027 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.112 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1213 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1214 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1134 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1316 1000 An per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2855 1000 An per square kilometre | +117.0% |
| 1981 | 0.28 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2996 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3201 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3425 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3658 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3854 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4097 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4339 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4545 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4769 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4993 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5133 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5226 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.489 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6094 1000 An per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6392 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.672 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7279 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7074 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.726 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7465 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8044 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7661 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7689 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7689 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8959 1000 An per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9229 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9444 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.967 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9968 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.23 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.33 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.58 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 1.74 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.82 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 2.23 1000 An per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 2.12 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.14 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7585 1000 An per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6847 1000 An per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +117.0% | 0.1316 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2855 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0482 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0387 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0597 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1013 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0633 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1316 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3577 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.28 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4545 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5857 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4769 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.7279 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8311 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.726 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.967 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9968 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.82 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.12 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 21 Denmark 2.57 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 22 Portugal 2.54 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 23 Hungary 2.52 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 25 Pakistan 2.39 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belarus 2.3 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 27 Switzerland 2.26 1000 An 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.9%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.