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 32 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.

Country area — Area in Central America

Name: Country area — Area in Central America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Central America: Country area — Area was 247,937 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

247,937 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

28th

of 32 groups

All-time high

248,666 1000 ha

in 1961

All-time low

247,937 1000 ha

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2024

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 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Country area — Area in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Country area — Area in Central America, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 ha	Change
1961	248,666 1000 ha	—
1962	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1963	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1964	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1965	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1966	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1967	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1968	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1969	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1970	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1971	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1972	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1973	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1974	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1975	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1976	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1977	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1978	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1979	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1980	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1981	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1982	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1983	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1984	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1985	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1986	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1987	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1988	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1989	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1990	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1991	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1992	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1993	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1994	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1995	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1996	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1997	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1998	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
1999	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2000	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2001	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2002	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2003	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2004	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2005	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2006	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2007	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2008	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2009	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2010	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2011	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2012	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2013	248,666 1000 ha	+0.0%
2014	248,656 1000 ha	-0.0%
2015	248,656 1000 ha	+0.0%
2016	248,656 1000 ha	+0.0%
2017	248,656 1000 ha	+0.0%
2018	248,656 1000 ha	+0.0%
2019	248,656 1000 ha	+0.0%
2020	248,283 1000 ha	-0.2%
2021	248,283 1000 ha	+0.0%
2022	248,132 1000 ha	-0.1%
2023	247,937 1000 ha	-0.1%
2024	247,937 1000 ha	+0.0%

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

25 Peru 128,522 1000 ha compare
26 Chad 128,400 1000 ha compare
27 Niger 126,700 1000 ha compare
28 Angola 124,670 1000 ha compare
29 Mali 124,124 1000 ha compare
30 Ethiopia PDR 122,190 1000 ha compare
31 South Africa 121,960 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 300 places →

More environment data for Central America

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)

All data for Central America →

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 32 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Country area — Area in Central America. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/country-area-area/central-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/country-area-area/central-america/">Country area — Area in Central America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Country area — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 300 places, 17,412 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.