Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 41.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 41.5% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 100.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guatemala peaked at 41.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1996.
That places Guatemala 82nd out of 192 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.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.9% | — |
| 1962 | 9.9% | +68.3% |
| 1963 | 9.6% | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | +15.8% |
| 1965 | 12.1% | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 12.3% | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 13.0% | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 14.2% | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 17.7% | +37.2% |
| 1974 | 21.5% | +21.6% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 20.1% | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 21.6% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 22.8% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 23.0% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 19.6% | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 14.6% | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 14.8% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 11.7% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +52.6% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | -37.2% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -72.6% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +54.8% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +517.0% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | +1.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 41.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 41.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +517.0% | 3.4% | 20.8% |
| 1995 | -72.6% | 9.4% | 2.6% |
| 1962 | +68.3% | 5.9% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 5.9% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 12.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 12.6% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 2.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 19.8% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 20.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 37.3% | 41.5% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2971 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1481 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2498 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guatemala?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guatemala was 41.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1996.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Guatemala ranks 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.