Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0156 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala stood at 0.0156 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0219 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 ha per person, in 2004.
Guatemala ranks 87th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0111 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0173 ha per person | +55.6% |
| 1963 | 0.021 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0219 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0219 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0181 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0196 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0208 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0172 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0152 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0144 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0139 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0172 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0192 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0201 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0159 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0217 ha per person | +36.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0214 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.021 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.02 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0183 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0134 ha per person | -26.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0111 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0122 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.013 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0099 ha per person | -28.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0107 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0105 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0109 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0087 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0079 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0083 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0082 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0083 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.008 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0077 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0116 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.013 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0139 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0148 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0153 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0154 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0156 ha per person | +1.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0156 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0156 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0092 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +55.6% | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0173 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0188 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0219 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.018 ha per person | 0.0139 ha per person | 0.0217 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0133 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0141 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.0156 ha per person | 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0156 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0219 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Guatemala rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 87th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.