Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.6 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala stood at 2.6 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 2.6 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4349 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 63rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4349 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6971 ha per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8688 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9341 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9612 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8156 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9127 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9938 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8458 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7643 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7465 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7377 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9349 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1974 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9286 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1977 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.907 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7666 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8721 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9546 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7641 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9164 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7569 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9031 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9086 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9703 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7953 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 0.736 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7634 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8614 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8382 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8025 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8751 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9059 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9239 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9291 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9365 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.903 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9363 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.992 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.26 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.55 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.6 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.31 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.6 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +60.3% | 0.4349 ha per square kilometre | 0.6971 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8293 ha per square kilometre | 0.4349 ha per square kilometre | 0.9938 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.7377 ha per square kilometre | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9474 ha per square kilometre | 0.7569 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8454 ha per square kilometre | 0.736 ha per square kilometre | 0.9703 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9784 ha per square kilometre | 0.903 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 2.26 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 2.6 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4349 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 63rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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.