Land area in hectares in Guatemala

Guatemala: Land area in hectares was 10.72 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
10.72 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 233 countries
All-time high
10.72 million hectares
in 1961
All-time low
10.72 million hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares in Guatemala, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 10.72 million hectares for land area in hectares in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Guatemala peaked at 10.72 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10.72 million hectares, in 1961.

Guatemala ranks 104th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 9
1970s 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10
1980s 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10
1990s 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10
2000s 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10
2010s 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10
2020s 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 10.72 million hectares 4

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  4. 105 Cuba 10.38 million hectares compare
  5. 106 Iceland 10.08 million hectares compare
  6. 107 South Korea 9.76 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Guatemala?
Land area in hectares in Guatemala was 10.72 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 10.72 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 10.72 million hectares in 1961.
How does Guatemala rank for land area in hectares?
Guatemala ranks 104th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
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Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.