Land area — Area in Central America
Central America: Land area — Area was 245,161 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Central America, 1961–2024
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 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land area — Area in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 245,240 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 245,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 245,227 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 245,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 245,205 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 245,205 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 245,205 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 245,205 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 245,211 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 245,211 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 245,211 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 245,161 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 245,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 245,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 245,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 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 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 32 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
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.