Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Central America
Central America: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 33,211 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Central America, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Central America recorded 33,211 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Central America peaked at 33,211 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,994 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Central America 9th out of 57 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Central America, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11,994 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 20,359 Square kilometres | +69.8% |
| 2015 | 24,882 Square kilometres | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 29,538 Square kilometres | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 33,211 Square kilometres | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,994 Square kilometres | 11,994 Square kilometres | 11,994 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 22,621 Square kilometres | 20,359 Square kilometres | 24,882 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 31,374 Square kilometres | 29,538 Square kilometres | 33,211 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 6 Indonesia 50,011 Square kilometres compare
- 7 United States of America 49,608 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 23,226 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Nigeria 21,656 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Ukraine 17,820 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Malaysia 14,209 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Japan 13,196 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Ethiopia 20,612 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 83.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 321,062 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Central America?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Central America was 33,211 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 33,211 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,994 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Central America rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Central America ranks 9th out of 57 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation