Country area — Area in Central America
Central America: Country area — Area was 247,937 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Central America stood at 247,937 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Central America peaked at 248,666 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 247,937 1000 ha, in 2023.
Central America ranks 28th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 248,666 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 248,666 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 248,666 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 248,666 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 248,666 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 248,660 1000 ha | 248,656 1000 ha | 248,666 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 248,114 1000 ha | 247,937 1000 ha | 248,283 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
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 country area — area in Central America?
- Country area — area in Central America was 247,937 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 248,666 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 247,937 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Central America rank for country area — area?
- Central America ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.