Share of land area that is protected in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of land area that is protected was 20.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land area that is protected in Guatemala, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Guatemala is 20.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Guatemala peaked at 31.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2018.
Guatemala ranks 89th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31.7% | — |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -36.9% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 20.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 20.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.4% | 20.0% | 31.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 6 |
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 share of land area that is protected in Guatemala?
- Share of land area that is protected in Guatemala was 20.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Guatemala ranks 89th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.