Wheat — Area harvested in Guatemala
Guatemala: Wheat — Area harvested was 277 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested in Guatemala stood at 277 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Guatemala peaked at 52,400 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 76 ha, in 2019.
Guatemala ranks 119th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,686 ha | — |
| 1962 | 39,119 ha | +16.1% |
| 1963 | 38,000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 38,800 ha | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 27,400 ha | -29.4% |
| 1966 | 30,940 ha | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 36,326 ha | +17.4% |
| 1968 | 30,197 ha | -16.9% |
| 1969 | 30,262 ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 32,741 ha | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 31,067 ha | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 34,111 ha | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 27,950 ha | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 43,441 ha | +55.4% |
| 1975 | 38,601 ha | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 36,663 ha | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 44,800 ha | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 52,400 ha | +17.0% |
| 1979 | 36,120 ha | -31.1% |
| 1980 | 39,773 ha | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 31,500 ha | -20.8% |
| 1982 | 29,610 ha | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 33,180 ha | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 32,200 ha | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 31,500 ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 26,390 ha | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 22,680 ha | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 24,990 ha | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 22,120 ha | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 16,030 ha | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 11,270 ha | -29.7% |
| 1992 | 11,340 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 12,180 ha | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 12,368 ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 12,390 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 11,270 ha | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 11,270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,420 ha | -34.2% |
| 1999 | 4,200 ha | -43.4% |
| 2000 | 4,550 ha | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 2,097 ha | -53.9% |
| 2002 | 1,398 ha | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 1,398 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,097 ha | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 1,398 ha | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 699 ha | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 839 ha | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 769 ha | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 699 ha | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 699 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 699 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 699 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 769 ha | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 769 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 280 ha | -63.6% |
| 2016 | 349 ha | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 300 ha | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 220 ha | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 76 ha | -65.5% |
| 2020 | 91 ha | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 136 ha | +49.5% |
| 2022 | 136 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 257 ha | +89.0% |
| 2024 | 277 ha | +7.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 277 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 317,739 ha, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 277 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 198,067 ha, 0% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,859 ha | 27,400 ha | 39,119 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 37,789 ha | 27,950 ha | 52,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,394 ha | 22,120 ha | 39,773 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,974 ha | 4,200 ha | 16,030 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,594 ha | 699 ha | 4,550 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 486 ha | 76 ha | 769 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 179.4 ha | 91 ha | 277 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 116 Cameroon 460 ha compare
- 117 Madagascar 415 ha compare
- 118 Eswatini 389 ha compare
- 120 New Caledonia 43 ha compare
- 121 Kuwait 11 ha compare
- 122 United Arab Emirates 10 ha 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 wheat — area harvested in Guatemala?
- Wheat — area harvested in Guatemala was 277 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 52,400 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 ha in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for wheat — area harvested?
- Guatemala ranks 119th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.