Breakdown of habitable land area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Breakdown of habitable land area was 112,880 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Guatemala, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 112,880 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over five years.
That places Guatemala 86th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 112,670 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 112,110 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 113,300 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 113,730 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 112,880 hectares | -0.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 112,880 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 112,880 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 2.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Guatemala?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Guatemala was 112,880 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 113,730 hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,110 hectares in 2016.
- How does Guatemala rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Guatemala ranks 86th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.