Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0006 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 39.6% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.003 ha per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Guatemala 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0021 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0024 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 ha per person | -36.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 ha per person | +85.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0027 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 ha per person | -32.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.002 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 ha per person | +30.3% |
| 1976 | 0.003 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 ha per person | -36.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 ha per person | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 ha per person | -30.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 ha per person | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0028 ha per person | +58.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 ha per person | -49.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 ha per person | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per person | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | -32.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per person | +78.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 ha per person | -39.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0006 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 15% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0006 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 13% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0009 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 ha per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — 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.