Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2792 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala is 0.2792 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 39.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 0.648 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2226 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Guatemala 35th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3733 ha per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4451 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4563 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4741 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4143 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4358 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4561 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4799 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4678 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3688 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3089 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3545 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3527 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3509 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.363 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4003 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3241 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2861 ha per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4461 ha per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6095 ha per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6219 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6284 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4285 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4958 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5389 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4938 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6173 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.648 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6297 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.478 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3586 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3691 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3697 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3948 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3952 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3946 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2426 ha per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2426 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2426 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2446 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2426 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3039 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2511 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2517 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2524 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2524 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2531 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.255 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2544 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2602 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2641 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2687 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2734 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.279 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2226 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3002 ha per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.28 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4584 ha per square kilometre | +63.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2792 ha per square kilometre | -39.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.2792 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.028 ha per square kilometre, 10.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.2792 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1353 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +63.7% | 0.28 ha per square kilometre | 0.4584 ha per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +55.9% | 0.2861 ha per square kilometre | 0.4461 ha per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +48.1% | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | 0.3733 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | -39.1% | 0.4584 ha per square kilometre | 0.2792 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -38.5% | 0.3946 ha per square kilometre | 0.2426 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3954 ha per square kilometre | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | 0.4741 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3847 ha per square kilometre | 0.3089 ha per square kilometre | 0.4799 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4759 ha per square kilometre | 0.2861 ha per square kilometre | 0.6284 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4754 ha per square kilometre | 0.3586 ha per square kilometre | 0.648 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2669 ha per square kilometre | 0.2426 ha per square kilometre | 0.3946 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2583 ha per square kilometre | 0.2226 ha per square kilometre | 0.279 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | 0.2792 ha per square kilometre | 0.4584 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.2792 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.648 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2226 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 35th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.