Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Central America
Central America: Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) was 3.3 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Central America, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 3.3 % for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Central America peaked at 3.3 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.8 %, in 2000.
That places Central America 12th out of 37 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 2.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.9 % | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 % | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1 % | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2 % | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3 % | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.88 % | 2.8 % | 3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1 % | 3 % | 3.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3 % | 3.3 % | 3.3 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.33 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Central America?
- Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Central America was 3.3 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 % in 2000.
- How does Central America rank for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year)?
- Central America ranks 12th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.