Arable land — Area in Honduras

Honduras: Arable land — Area was 1,018 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,018 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 248 countries
All-time high
1,683 1000 ha
in 1993
All-time low
1,018 1000 ha
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Area in Honduras, 1961–2024

05001.0k1.5k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 1,018 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — area in Honduras peaked at 1,683 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,018 1000 ha, in 2008.

That places Honduras 124th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Arable land — Area in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Arable land — Area in Honduras, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
1961 1,295 1000 ha —
1962 1,305 1000 ha +0.8%
1963 1,310 1000 ha +0.4%
1964 1,313 1000 ha +0.2%
1965 1,318 1000 ha +0.4%
1966 1,324 1000 ha +0.5%
1967 1,330 1000 ha +0.5%
1968 1,332 1000 ha +0.2%
1969 1,328 1000 ha -0.3%
1970 1,330 1000 ha +0.2%
1971 1,333 1000 ha +0.2%
1972 1,368 1000 ha +2.6%
1973 1,378 1000 ha +0.7%
1974 1,384 1000 ha +0.4%
1975 1,413 1000 ha +2.1%
1976 1,438 1000 ha +1.8%
1977 1,503 1000 ha +4.5%
1978 1,504 1000 ha +0.1%
1979 1,494 1000 ha -0.7%
1980 1,484 1000 ha -0.7%
1981 1,481 1000 ha -0.2%
1982 1,476 1000 ha -0.3%
1983 1,467 1000 ha -0.6%
1984 1,464 1000 ha -0.2%
1985 1,455 1000 ha -0.6%
1986 1,451 1000 ha -0.3%
1987 1,441 1000 ha -0.7%
1988 1,431 1000 ha -0.7%
1989 1,446 1000 ha +1.0%
1990 1,462 1000 ha +1.1%
1991 1,492 1000 ha +2.1%
1992 1,515 1000 ha +1.5%
1993 1,683 1000 ha +11.1%
1994 1,650 1000 ha -2.0%
1995 1,600 1000 ha -3.0%
1996 1,600 1000 ha +0.0%
1997 1,520 1000 ha -5.0%
1998 1,520 1000 ha +0.0%
1999 1,468 1000 ha -3.4%
2000 1,068 1000 ha -27.2%
2001 1,068 1000 ha +0.0%
2002 1,068 1000 ha +0.0%
2003 1,068 1000 ha +0.0%
2004 1,050 1000 ha -1.7%
2005 1,050 1000 ha +0.0%
2006 1,050 1000 ha +0.0%
2007 1,050 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 1,018 1000 ha -3.0%
2009 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2011 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2012 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2013 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2016 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2017 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2018 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2019 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2020 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2023 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%
2024 1,018 1000 ha +0.0%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 1,018 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,653 1000 ha, 62% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 1,018 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125 1000 ha, 8.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Arable land — Area in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 -27.2% 1,468 1000 ha 1,068 1000 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,317 1000 ha 1,295 1000 ha 1,332 1000 ha 9
1970s 1,414 1000 ha 1,330 1000 ha 1,504 1000 ha 10
1980s 1,460 1000 ha 1,431 1000 ha 1,484 1000 ha 10
1990s 1,551 1000 ha 1,462 1000 ha 1,683 1000 ha 10
2000s 1,051 1000 ha 1,018 1000 ha 1,068 1000 ha 10
2010s 1,018 1000 ha 1,018 1000 ha 1,018 1000 ha 10
2020s 1,018 1000 ha 1,018 1000 ha 1,018 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 121 Burundi 1,121 1000 ha compare
  2. 122 Somalia 1,100 1000 ha compare
  3. 123 Dominican Republic 1,044 1000 ha compare
  4. 125 Haiti 1,005 1000 ha compare
  5. 126 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,003 1000 ha compare
  6. 127 Ecuador 929.4 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — area in Honduras?
Arable land — area in Honduras was 1,018 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 1,683 1000 ha in 1993.
What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 1,018 1000 ha in 2008.
How does Honduras rank for arable land — area?
Honduras ranks 124th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — area rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
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