Agricultural land — Area in Central America
Central America: Agricultural land — Area was 116,316 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Central America stood at 116,316 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Central America peaked at 125,166 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 111,312 1000 ha, in 1971.
That places Central America 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111,836 1000 ha | 111,760 1000 ha | 111,914 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 112,492 1000 ha | 111,312 1000 ha | 113,789 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 117,406 1000 ha | 114,059 1000 ha | 121,184 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 124,055 1000 ha | 122,323 1000 ha | 124,877 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,151 1000 ha | 120,793 1000 ha | 125,166 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,980 1000 ha | 114,341 1000 ha | 119,896 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,224 1000 ha | 116,316 1000 ha | 118,384 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Central America
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 83,194 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 33,122 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 28.48 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.51 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,234 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.22 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 155.77 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Central America?
- Agricultural land — area in Central America was 116,316 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 125,166 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,312 1000 ha in 1971.
- How does Central America rank for agricultural land — area?
- Central America ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.