Cropland — Area per capita in Central America
Central America: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Central America recorded 0.18 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Central America peaked at 0.52 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.18 ha/cap, in 2017.
That places Central America 21st out of 34 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4533 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.329 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.276 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.266 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.235 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.196 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.188 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 18 Bulgaria 0.54 ha/cap compare
- 19 Estonia 0.52 ha/cap compare
- 20 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.51 ha/cap compare
- 21 Guinea 0.49 ha/cap compare
- 22 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap compare
- 23 Montserrat 0.46 ha/cap compare
- 23 Romania 0.46 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Central America
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 83,194 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 754.93 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 33,122 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 28.48 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.51 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,234 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.22 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 155.77 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Central America?
- Cropland — area per capita in Central America was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 2017.
- How does Central America rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Central America ranks 21st out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.