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 19th out of 30 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.52 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.48 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.45 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.42 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.39 ha/cap | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.37 ha/cap | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.28 ha/cap | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 ha/cap | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
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 |
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More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 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)
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 19th out of 30 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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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.