Cropland — Share in Land area in Honduras
Honduras: Cropland — Share in Land area was 15.42 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Land area in Honduras, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Honduras is 15.42 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Honduras peaked at 18.01 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 12.75 %, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 119th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.23 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.32 % | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 13.36 % | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 13.41 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 13.45 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 13.54 % | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 13.63 % | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 13.67 % | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 13.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13.76 % | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 13.81 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 14.12 % | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 14.21 % | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 14.26 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 14.61 % | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 14.93 % | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 15.6 % | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 15.7 % | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 15.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15.77 % | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 15.81 % | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 15.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 15.88 % | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 15.89 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.95 % | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 15.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16.18 % | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 16.27 % | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.46 % | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 16.58 % | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.01 % | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 17.79 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 17.43 % | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 17.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16.76 % | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 16.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.33 % | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 12.75 % | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.76 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.83 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.39 % | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 13.66 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 13.92 % | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.93 % | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 14.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.42 % | +3.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 15.42 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 15.42 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03 %, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.48 % | 13.23 % | 13.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.67 % | 13.76 % | 15.7 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.89 % | 15.7 % | 16.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.98 % | 16.27 % | 18.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.77 % | 12.75 % | 12.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.14 % | 13.39 % | 14.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.03 % | 14.93 % | 15.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 116 Martinique 15.98 % compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 15.67 % compare
- 118 Samoa 15.47 % compare
- 119 Republic of Korea 15.42 % compare
- 121 Nicaragua 14.95 % compare
- 122 Polynesia 14.8 % compare
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Honduras?
- Cropland — share in land area in Honduras was 15.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 18.01 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.75 % in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Honduras ranks 119th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Honduras 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.