Permanent crops — Area in Central America
Central America: Permanent crops — Area was 7,234 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 7,234 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Central America peaked at 7,234 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,568 1000 ha, in 1961.
Central America ranks 20th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,568 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,605 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 2,630 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 2,651 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 2,665 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 2,688 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 2,706 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 2,721 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 2,757 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 2,780 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2,833 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 2,879 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 2,928 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2,952 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 2,983 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 3,009 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 3,068 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 3,112 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 3,166 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 3,332 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 3,620 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 3,583 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 3,625 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 3,639 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 3,718 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 3,796 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3,938 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 3,904 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 3,877 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 3,845 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 4,048 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 4,112 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 4,083 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 4,152 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 4,214 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 4,203 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4,215 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4,244 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4,238 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4,324 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 4,363 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4,413 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4,039 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 4,715 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 4,772 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4,806 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4,920 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4,961 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,965 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,072 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 5,149 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5,157 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5,116 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5,272 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 5,395 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5,312 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5,456 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5,493 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5,519 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7,015 1000 ha | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 7,062 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7,034 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 7,212 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 7,234 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.1% | 5,519 1000 ha | 7,015 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,666 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,757 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,971 1000 ha | 2,780 1000 ha | 3,166 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,703 1000 ha | 3,332 1000 ha | 3,938 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,135 1000 ha | 3,845 1000 ha | 4,244 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,628 1000 ha | 4,039 1000 ha | 4,965 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,294 1000 ha | 5,072 1000 ha | 5,519 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,111 1000 ha | 7,015 1000 ha | 7,234 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 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 permanent crops — area in Central America?
- Permanent crops — area in Central America was 7,234 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 7,234 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,568 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for permanent crops — area?
- Central America ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.