Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Central America
Central America: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 28.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 28.48 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Central America peaked at 29.32 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.47 %, in 1970.
Central America ranks 34th of 47 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.66 % | 23.42 % | 23.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.73 % | 22.47 % | 22.91 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.44 % | 22.9 % | 24.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.22 % | 25.33 % | 26.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.33 % | 26.76 % | 28.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.91 % | 26.95 % | 28.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.83 % | 28.45 % | 29.32 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 31 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 91.61 % compare
- 32 Denmark 91.48 % compare
- 33 Mauritius 91.43 % compare
- 34 Solomon Islands 90.02 % compare
- 35 Comoros, Union of the 89.83 % compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 89.58 % compare
- 37 Benin 88.69 % compare
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 72,178 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Central America?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Central America was 28.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 29.32 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.47 % in 1970.
- How does Central America rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Central America ranks 34th out of 47 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.