Agricultural land use per person in Guatemala
Guatemala: Agricultural land use per person was 0.2463 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2463 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
125th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.8823 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.2463 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Guatemala, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Guatemala is 0.2463 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Guatemala peaked at 0.8823 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.2463 hectares per person, in 2025.
Guatemala ranks 125th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.8823 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.8528 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1200 | 0.8212 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1300 | 0.7869 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1400 | 0.7494 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1500 | 0.7076 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1600 | 0.8525 hectares per person | +20.5% |
| 1700 | 0.8593 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1710 | 0.8594 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.8594 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.8592 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.8589 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.8584 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1760 | 0.8578 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1770 | 0.857 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1780 | 0.856 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1790 | 0.8549 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1800 | 0.8535 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1810 | 0.8555 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 0.8573 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 0.8588 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 0.86 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 0.8609 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.8287 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1870 | 0.796 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1880 | 0.763 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1890 | 0.7295 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1900 | 0.6956 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1910 | 0.661 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1920 | 0.6259 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1930 | 0.6261 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.6254 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.6237 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.6235 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.6232 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.623 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.6227 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.6224 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.6221 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.6218 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.6215 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.6211 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.6284 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.6102 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.5954 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.581 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.567 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5532 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5398 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5286 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5159 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5017 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4901 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4787 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4713 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4657 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4586 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4489 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.444 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4424 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4334 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4244 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4188 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4108 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4055 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3975 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4706 hectares per person | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4593 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4485 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4381 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4846 hectares per person | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4734 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4625 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4518 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4413 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.451 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4436 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4335 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4238 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4201 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4165 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4127 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4087 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4045 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4002 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3959 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3691 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3483 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3221 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3247 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3166 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3052 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2951 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2879 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2803 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2726 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2715 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2778 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2748 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2718 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.269 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2662 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2635 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2592 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.255 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2524 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2493 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2463 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.2463 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 59% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.2463 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2463 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8823 hectares per person | 0.8823 hectares per person | 0.8823 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8528 hectares per person | 0.8528 hectares per person | 0.8528 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8212 hectares per person | 0.8212 hectares per person | 0.8212 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7869 hectares per person | 0.7869 hectares per person | 0.7869 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7494 hectares per person | 0.7494 hectares per person | 0.7494 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7076 hectares per person | 0.7076 hectares per person | 0.7076 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.8525 hectares per person | 0.8525 hectares per person | 0.8525 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.8593 hectares per person | 0.8593 hectares per person | 0.8593 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.8594 hectares per person | 0.8594 hectares per person | 0.8594 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.8594 hectares per person | 0.8594 hectares per person | 0.8594 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.8592 hectares per person | 0.8592 hectares per person | 0.8592 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.8589 hectares per person | 0.8589 hectares per person | 0.8589 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.8584 hectares per person | 0.8584 hectares per person | 0.8584 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.8578 hectares per person | 0.8578 hectares per person | 0.8578 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.857 hectares per person | 0.857 hectares per person | 0.857 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.856 hectares per person | 0.856 hectares per person | 0.856 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.8549 hectares per person | 0.8549 hectares per person | 0.8549 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8535 hectares per person | 0.8535 hectares per person | 0.8535 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.8555 hectares per person | 0.8555 hectares per person | 0.8555 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.8573 hectares per person | 0.8573 hectares per person | 0.8573 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.8588 hectares per person | 0.8588 hectares per person | 0.8588 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.86 hectares per person | 0.86 hectares per person | 0.86 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.8609 hectares per person | 0.8609 hectares per person | 0.8609 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.8287 hectares per person | 0.8287 hectares per person | 0.8287 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.796 hectares per person | 0.796 hectares per person | 0.796 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.763 hectares per person | 0.763 hectares per person | 0.763 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.7295 hectares per person | 0.7295 hectares per person | 0.7295 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6956 hectares per person | 0.6956 hectares per person | 0.6956 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.661 hectares per person | 0.661 hectares per person | 0.661 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.6259 hectares per person | 0.6259 hectares per person | 0.6259 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.6261 hectares per person | 0.6261 hectares per person | 0.6261 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.6254 hectares per person | 0.6254 hectares per person | 0.6254 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.6225 hectares per person | 0.6211 hectares per person | 0.6237 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5621 hectares per person | 0.5017 hectares per person | 0.6284 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4557 hectares per person | 0.4244 hectares per person | 0.4901 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4407 hectares per person | 0.3975 hectares per person | 0.4846 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4357 hectares per person | 0.4127 hectares per person | 0.4625 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3595 hectares per person | 0.3052 hectares per person | 0.4087 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2767 hectares per person | 0.2662 hectares per person | 0.2951 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2543 hectares per person | 0.2463 hectares per person | 0.2635 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 agricultural land use per person in Guatemala?
- Agricultural land use per person in Guatemala was 0.2463 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8823 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2463 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Guatemala ranks 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.