Inland waters — Area in Central America
Central America: Inland waters — Area was 2,726 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 2,726 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Central America peaked at 3,445 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,726 1000 ha, in 2023.
Central America ranks 27th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,426 1000 ha | 3,426 1000 ha | 3,426 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,431 1000 ha | 3,426 1000 ha | 3,439 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,439 1000 ha | 3,439 1000 ha | 3,439 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,439 1000 ha | 3,439 1000 ha | 3,439 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,439 1000 ha | 3,439 1000 ha | 3,439 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,440 1000 ha | 3,439 1000 ha | 3,445 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,904 1000 ha | 2,726 1000 ha | 3,072 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 754.93 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.51 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 28.48 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 33,122 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 116,316 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 245,161 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 116,397 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 47.44 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Central America?
- Inland waters — area in Central America was 2,726 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,445 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,726 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Central America rank for inland waters — area?
- Central America ranks 27th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Inland waters — 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.