Guatemala - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Guatemala was 38,560 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50,640 in 2003 and a minimum value of 26,460 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 26,460
1962 26,580
1963 26,700
1964 26,820
1965 26,940
1966 27,060
1967 27,280
1968 27,400
1969 27,420
1970 27,550
1971 27,670
1972 28,000
1973 28,430
1974 28,750
1975 28,880
1976 29,300
1977 29,930
1978 30,050
1979 30,160
1980 30,500
1981 30,670
1982 31,040
1983 31,190
1984 37,850
1985 37,850
1986 37,850
1987 37,850
1988 42,850
1989 42,850
1990 42,850
1991 42,850
1992 42,850
1993 44,820
1994 45,120
1995 45,120
1996 45,120
1997 45,220
1998 44,300
1999 44,400
2000 44,650
2001 44,950
2002 45,250
2003 50,640
2004 48,000
2005 45,620
2006 43,000
2007 44,140
2008 41,380
2009 40,435
2010 39,621
2011 38,906
2012 38,092
2013 37,207
2014 37,938
2015 38,560
2016 38,560
2017 38,560
2018 38,560

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Guatemala was 35.98 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 47.26 in 2003, while its lowest value was 24.69 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 24.69
1962 24.80
1963 24.92
1964 25.03
1965 25.14
1966 25.25
1967 25.46
1968 25.57
1969 25.59
1970 25.71
1971 25.82
1972 26.13
1973 26.53
1974 26.83
1975 26.95
1976 27.34
1977 27.93
1978 28.04
1979 28.14
1980 28.46
1981 28.62
1982 28.97
1983 29.11
1984 35.32
1985 35.32
1986 35.32
1987 35.32
1988 39.99
1989 39.99
1990 39.99
1991 39.99
1992 39.99
1993 41.83
1994 42.11
1995 42.11
1996 42.11
1997 42.20
1998 41.34
1999 41.43
2000 41.67
2001 41.95
2002 42.23
2003 47.26
2004 44.79
2005 42.57
2006 40.13
2007 41.19
2008 38.62
2009 37.73
2010 36.97
2011 36.31
2012 35.55
2013 34.72
2014 35.40
2015 35.98
2016 35.98
2017 35.98
2018 35.98

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use