Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0119 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0119 ha per person for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.017 ha per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 ha per person, in 1968.
That places Guatemala 11th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0071 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0077 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0079 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 0.007 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0074 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0075 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0069 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0066 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0074 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0078 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.009 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0098 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0123 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0123 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0095 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0082 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0113 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0096 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.009 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0098 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0106 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0101 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0124 ha per person | +22.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0132 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0132 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0132 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0134 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0169 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0142 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0162 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0159 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0156 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0138 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0151 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0148 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0144 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0141 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0141 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0158 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0155 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0164 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0166 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.017 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.017 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0169 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0168 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.016 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0159 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0162 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0134 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0119 ha per person | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0169 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.015 ha per person | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.0164 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0164 ha per person | 0.0152 ha per person | 0.017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0134 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 8 Paraguay 0.0159 ha per person compare
- 9 Australia 0.0125 ha per person compare
- 10 El Salvador 0.012 ha per person compare
- 12 Belarus 0.0116 ha per person compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0115 ha per person compare
- 14 Costa Rica 0.0114 ha per person 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0119 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.017 ha per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 ha per person in 1968.
- How does Guatemala rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 11th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.