Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.006 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala stood at 0.006 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and up 2,827.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 0.0074 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Guatemala 74th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +166.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +212.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +207.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +100.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 71 French Polynesia 0.0069 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Maldives 0.0067 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 El Salvador 0.0064 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Malaysia 0.0051 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 New Zealand 0.0046 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Spain 0.0043 ha per square kilometre 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.006 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Guatemala rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 74th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,827.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.