Guatemala vs Honduras: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Guatemala
1.88 million hectares
in 2023
Honduras
1.96 million hectares
in 2023
Guatemala rank
89th
Honduras rank
87th
Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 1.96 million hectares against 1.88 million hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 83,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Honduras ahead.
Guatemala ranks 89th and Honduras ranks 87th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Honduras in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 350,000 hectares | Honduras |
| 1970s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 255,000 hectares | Honduras |
| 1980s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 320,300 hectares | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2.55 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.21 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 544,145 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 8,500 hectares | Honduras |
| 2020s | 1.88 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | 79,500 hectares | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Guatemala or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 1.96 million hectares against 1.88 million hectares in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 83,000 hectares, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Guatemala ranks 89th and Honduras ranks 87th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.