Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0012 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala stood at 0.0012 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0024 ha per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 ha per person, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 75th of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 ha per person | +27.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.001 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 ha per person | +18.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.001 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 ha per person | +47.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 ha per person | -23.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 ha per person | -29.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 ha per person | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 ha per person | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 ha per person | +6.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0012 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0012 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +49.8% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person |
| 1974 | +47.0% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person |
| 1988 | -29.9% | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0014 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0012 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 75th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.