Land area — Area in Central America

Central America: Land area — Area was 245,161 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
245,161 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
28th
of 36 groups
All-time high
245,240 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
245,161 1000 ha
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area in Central America, 1961–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Central America recorded 245,161 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Central America peaked at 245,240 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 245,161 1000 ha, in 2023.

Central America ranks 28th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 245,240 1000 ha 245,240 1000 ha 245,240 1000 ha 9
1970s 245,235 1000 ha 245,227 1000 ha 245,240 1000 ha 10
1980s 245,227 1000 ha 245,227 1000 ha 245,227 1000 ha 10
1990s 245,227 1000 ha 245,227 1000 ha 245,227 1000 ha 10
2000s 245,227 1000 ha 245,227 1000 ha 245,227 1000 ha 10
2010s 245,215 1000 ha 245,205 1000 ha 245,227 1000 ha 10
2020s 245,171 1000 ha 245,161 1000 ha 245,211 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 25 Chad 125,920 1000 ha compare
  2. 26 Angola 124,670 1000 ha compare
  3. 27 Mali 122,019 1000 ha compare
  4. 28 Ethiopia 112,213 1000 ha compare
  5. 29 Colombia 110,950 1000 ha compare
  6. 30 Ethiopia PDR 110,100 1000 ha compare
  7. 31 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 108,796 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Central America?
Land area — area in Central America was 245,161 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 245,240 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 245,161 1000 ha in 2023.
How does Central America rank for land area — area?
Central America ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
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