Total agricultural land use per person in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.2463 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2463
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
124th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8823
in 1000
All-time low
0.2463
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Guatemala, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total agricultural land use per person in Guatemala is 0.2463, 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, total agricultural land use per person in Guatemala peaked at 0.8823 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.2463, in 2025.
Guatemala ranks 124th of 199 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.
Total agricultural land use per person in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.8823 | — |
| 1100 | 0.8528 | -3.3% |
| 1200 | 0.8212 | -3.7% |
| 1300 | 0.7869 | -4.2% |
| 1400 | 0.7494 | -4.8% |
| 1500 | 0.7076 | -5.6% |
| 1600 | 0.8525 | +20.5% |
| 1700 | 0.8593 | +0.8% |
| 1710 | 0.8594 | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.8594 | -0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.8592 | -0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.8589 | -0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.8584 | -0.1% |
| 1760 | 0.8578 | -0.1% |
| 1770 | 0.857 | -0.1% |
| 1780 | 0.856 | -0.1% |
| 1790 | 0.8549 | -0.1% |
| 1800 | 0.8535 | -0.2% |
| 1810 | 0.8555 | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 0.8573 | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 0.8588 | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 0.86 | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 0.8609 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.8287 | -3.7% |
| 1870 | 0.796 | -3.9% |
| 1880 | 0.763 | -4.1% |
| 1890 | 0.7295 | -4.4% |
| 1900 | 0.6956 | -4.7% |
| 1910 | 0.661 | -5.0% |
| 1920 | 0.6259 | -5.3% |
| 1930 | 0.6261 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.6254 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.6237 | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.6235 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.6232 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.623 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.6227 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.6224 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.6221 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.6218 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.6215 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.6211 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.6284 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.6102 | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.5954 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.581 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.567 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5532 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5398 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5286 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5159 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5017 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4901 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4787 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4713 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4657 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4586 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4489 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.444 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4424 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4334 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4244 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4188 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4108 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4055 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3975 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4706 | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4593 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4485 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4381 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4846 | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4734 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4625 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4518 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4413 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.451 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4436 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4335 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4238 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4201 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4165 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4127 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4087 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4045 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4002 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3959 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3691 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3483 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3221 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3247 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3166 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3052 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2951 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2879 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2803 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2726 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2715 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2778 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2748 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2718 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.269 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2662 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2635 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2592 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.255 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2524 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2493 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2463 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8823 | 0.8823 | 0.8823 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8528 | 0.8528 | 0.8528 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8212 | 0.8212 | 0.8212 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7869 | 0.7869 | 0.7869 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7494 | 0.7494 | 0.7494 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7076 | 0.7076 | 0.7076 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.8525 | 0.8525 | 0.8525 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.8593 | 0.8593 | 0.8593 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.8594 | 0.8594 | 0.8594 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.8594 | 0.8594 | 0.8594 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.8592 | 0.8592 | 0.8592 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.8589 | 0.8589 | 0.8589 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.8584 | 0.8584 | 0.8584 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.8578 | 0.8578 | 0.8578 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.857 | 0.857 | 0.857 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.856 | 0.856 | 0.856 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.8549 | 0.8549 | 0.8549 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8535 | 0.8535 | 0.8535 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.8555 | 0.8555 | 0.8555 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.8573 | 0.8573 | 0.8573 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.8588 | 0.8588 | 0.8588 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.8609 | 0.8609 | 0.8609 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.8287 | 0.8287 | 0.8287 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.796 | 0.796 | 0.796 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.763 | 0.763 | 0.763 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.7295 | 0.7295 | 0.7295 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6956 | 0.6956 | 0.6956 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.661 | 0.661 | 0.661 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.6259 | 0.6259 | 0.6259 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.6261 | 0.6261 | 0.6261 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.6254 | 0.6254 | 0.6254 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.6225 | 0.6211 | 0.6237 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5621 | 0.5017 | 0.6284 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4557 | 0.4244 | 0.4901 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4407 | 0.3975 | 0.4846 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4357 | 0.4127 | 0.4625 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3595 | 0.3052 | 0.4087 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2767 | 0.2662 | 0.2951 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2543 | 0.2463 | 0.2635 | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.55 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.55 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Guatemala?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Guatemala was 0.2463 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8823 in 1000.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2463 in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Guatemala ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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