Cropland — Share in Land area in Central America
Central America: Cropland — Share in Land area was 13.51 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Central America stood at 13.51 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Central America peaked at 14.13 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.25 %, in 1970.
Central America ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.91 % | — |
| 1962 | 10.86 % | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 10.84 % | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 10.81 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 10.78 % | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 10.77 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 10.74 % | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 10.71 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 10.69 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 10.25 % | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 10.29 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 10.33 % | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 10.39 % | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 10.4 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 10.43 % | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 10.47 % | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 10.56 % | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 10.6 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 10.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 10.65 % | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 10.76 % | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.82 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 11.05 % | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 11.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.12 % | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 11.18 % | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 11.62 % | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 11.81 % | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 12.2 % | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 12.64 % | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 13.03 % | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 13.09 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 13.19 % | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 13.22 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 13.35 % | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13.4 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 13.48 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 13.59 % | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 13.67 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 13.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 13.76 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.83 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 13.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.83 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.88 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 13.99 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 13.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.81 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.73 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.65 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.54 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.54 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.87 % | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 12.75 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.56 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.12 % | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 14.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.67 % | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 13.51 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.51 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.79 % | 10.69 % | 10.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.43 % | 10.25 % | 10.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.23 % | 10.65 % | 12.2 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.27 % | 12.64 % | 13.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.84 % | 13.6 % | 13.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.31 % | 12.56 % | 13.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.79 % | 13.51 % | 14.13 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
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 — share in land area in Central America?
- Cropland — share in land area in Central America was 13.51 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.13 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.25 % in 1970.
- How does Central America rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Central America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Land 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.