Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Guatemala
Guatemala: Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested was 71,276 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Guatemala, 1980–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 71,276 ha for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Guatemala peaked at 136,285 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7,910 ha, in 1983.
That places Guatemala 17th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8,260 ha | — |
| 1981 | 15,500 ha | +87.7% |
| 1982 | 15,400 ha | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 7,910 ha | -48.6% |
| 1984 | 8,190 ha | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 16,100 ha | +96.6% |
| 1986 | 16,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22,050 ha | +37.0% |
| 1988 | 22,330 ha | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 11,500 ha | -48.5% |
| 1990 | 15,260 ha | +32.7% |
| 1991 | 15,400 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 17,640 ha | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 18,900 ha | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 20,962 ha | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 23,170 ha | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 27,370 ha | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 30,940 ha | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 32,550 ha | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 35,000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 40,600 ha | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 34,665 ha | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 38,230 ha | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 45,428 ha | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 72,685 ha | +60.0% |
| 2005 | 78,556 ha | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 79,814 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 118,812 ha | +48.9% |
| 2008 | 136,285 ha | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 97,845 ha | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 100,990 ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 103,926 ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 104,625 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 107,211 ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 103,716 ha | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 103,716 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,152 ha | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 42,688 ha | -57.4% |
| 2018 | 102,800 ha | +140.8% |
| 2019 | 101,446 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 110,400 ha | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 109,245 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 92,113 ha | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 91,389 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 71,276 ha | -22.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 71,276 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,783 ha, 72% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 71,276 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,748 ha, 3.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +140.8% | 42,688 ha | 102,800 ha |
| 1985 | +96.6% | 8,190 ha | 16,100 ha |
| 1981 | +87.7% | 8,260 ha | 15,500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14,334 ha | 7,910 ha | 22,330 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,719 ha | 15,260 ha | 35,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,292 ha | 34,665 ha | 136,285 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,127 ha | 42,688 ha | 107,211 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,885 ha | 71,276 ha | 110,400 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Guatemala?
- Natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Guatemala was 71,276 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 136,285 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,910 ha in 1983.
- How does Guatemala rank for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested?
- Guatemala ranks 17th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.