Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Guatemala is 0.0059 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.026 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 149th out of 216 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.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.026 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0059 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0059 sq. km per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 sq. km per person, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0232 sq. km per person | 0.0207 sq. km per person | 0.026 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0181 sq. km per person | 0.0162 sq. km per person | 0.0202 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 0.0124 sq. km per person | 0.0158 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0063 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 surface area (sq. km), per capita in Guatemala?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Guatemala was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.026 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 149th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.