Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Central America
Central America: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 47.44 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 47.44 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Central America peaked at 51.04 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 45.39 %, in 1971.
That places Central America 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.6 % | 45.57 % | 45.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.87 % | 45.39 % | 46.4 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.88 % | 46.51 % | 49.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.59 % | 49.88 % | 50.92 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.63 % | 49.26 % | 51.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7 % | 46.63 % | 48.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.81 % | 47.44 % | 48.28 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 83.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 321,062 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Central America?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Central America was 47.44 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 51.04 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.39 % in 1971.
- How does Central America rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Central America ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.