Central America vs United States: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- Central America
- United States
How they compare
Central America currently reports 7,234 1000 ha against 3,181 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 4,053 1000 ha.
That makes Central America's figure about 2.3 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 20th and United States ranks 20th of 32 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,666 1000 ha | 1,847 1000 ha | 819 1000 ha | Central America |
| 1970s | 2,971 1000 ha | 1,775 1000 ha | 1,196 1000 ha | Central America |
| 1980s | 3,703 1000 ha | 2,006 1000 ha | 1,698 1000 ha | Central America |
| 1990s | 4,135 1000 ha | 2,336 1000 ha | 1,800 1000 ha | Central America |
| 2000s | 4,628 1000 ha | 2,682 1000 ha | 1,946 1000 ha | Central America |
| 2010s | 5,294 1000 ha | 2,893 1000 ha | 2,401 1000 ha | Central America |
| 2020s | 7,111 1000 ha | 3,161 1000 ha | 3,950 1000 ha | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, Central America or United States?
- Central America, at 7,234 1000 ha against 3,181 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Central America and United States?
- 4,053 1000 ha, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Central America and United States rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- Central America ranks 20th and United States ranks 20th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.