Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1853 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.1853 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 0.2351 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.031 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 47th out of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0504 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1027 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1213 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 0.14 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1493 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1064 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1269 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1082 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0918 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0935 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.07 ha per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0765 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0836 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0862 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0862 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0869 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0882 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0895 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.098 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1502 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1683 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1728 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1728 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1781 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.18 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1898 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1957 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1976 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1957 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2006 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2034 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2116 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2151 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2113 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2351 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1853 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.1853 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.1853 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +53.2% | 0.098 ha per square kilometre | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +50.8% | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +30.8% | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre |
| 1988 | -28.0% | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | 0.07 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0957 ha per square kilometre | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | 0.1493 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0987 ha per square kilometre | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | 0.1269 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0836 ha per square kilometre | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | 0.0895 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1408 ha per square kilometre | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | 0.1728 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1947 ha per square kilometre | 0.1781 ha per square kilometre | 0.2116 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2117 ha per square kilometre | 0.1853 ha per square kilometre | 0.2351 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 44 Georgia 0.2302 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Luxembourg 0.2175 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Japan 0.1953 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Guinea 0.1688 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Tunisia 0.1602 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Portugal 0.1581 ha 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.1853 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2351 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.031 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 47th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.