Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Honduras
Honduras: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 31.93 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Honduras, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Honduras stood at 31.93 %.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Honduras peaked at 47.44 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 31.21 %, in 2017.
Honduras ranks 137th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.58 % | — |
| 1962 | 42.77 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 42.87 % | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 42.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 42.99 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 43.04 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 43.1 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 43.09 % | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 42.96 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 42.89 % | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 42.92 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 43.55 % | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 43.73 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 43.84 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 44.21 % | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 44.51 % | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 45.46 % | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 45.33 % | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 45.03 % | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 44.73 % | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 44.54 % | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 44.32 % | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 44.04 % | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 43.86 % | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 43.58 % | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 43.37 % | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 43.07 % | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 42.77 % | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 42.9 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 43.33 % | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 44.02 % | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 44.62 % | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 47.44 % | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 46.88 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 46.03 % | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 46.08 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 44.79 % | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 44.84 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.97 % | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 36.39 % | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 36.01 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 35.63 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 35.27 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 34.32 % | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 33.97 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 33.63 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 33.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 31.97 % | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 32.08 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.64 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 31.53 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.41 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.59 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.77 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.95 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.14 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.21 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 31.38 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 31.56 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.74 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.92 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 32.11 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.3 % | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 31.93 % | -1.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 31.93 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.52 %, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 31.93 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.93 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.92 % | 42.58 % | 43.1 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.15 % | 42.89 % | 45.46 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.72 % | 42.77 % | 44.73 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.2 % | 43.33 % | 47.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.26 % | 31.97 % | 36.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.62 % | 31.21 % | 32.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32 % | 31.74 % | 32.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Honduras?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Honduras was 31.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 47.44 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.21 % in 2017.
- How does Honduras rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Honduras ranks 137th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.