Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Central America
Central America: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 8,038 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 8,038 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Central America peaked at 8,074 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,158 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Central America 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,406 1000 ha | 3,158 1000 ha | 3,721 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,656 1000 ha | 3,812 1000 ha | 5,271 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,461 1000 ha | 5,207 1000 ha | 5,792 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,537 1000 ha | 5,998 1000 ha | 6,782 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,022 1000 ha | 6,832 1000 ha | 7,242 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,514 1000 ha | 7,277 1000 ha | 8,071 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,045 1000 ha | 8,036 1000 ha | 8,074 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 20 Iraq 3,525 1000 ha compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 3,279 1000 ha compare
- 22 Afghanistan 3,208 1000 ha compare
- 23 Romania 3,177 1000 ha compare
- 24 Australia and New Zealand 2,995 1000 ha compare
- 25 Japan 2,843 1000 ha compare
- 26 France 2,781 1000 ha compare
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 land area equipped for irrigation — area in Central America?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Central America was 8,038 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 8,074 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,158 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Central America ranks 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.