Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Central America
Central America: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 83,194 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 83,194 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Central America peaked at 91,700 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 83,194 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Central America 26th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85,377 1000 ha | 85,117 1000 ha | 85,676 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 86,920 1000 ha | 86,072 1000 ha | 87,869 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,879 1000 ha | 87,867 1000 ha | 91,260 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,523 1000 ha | 91,338 1000 ha | 91,700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,219 1000 ha | 86,926 1000 ha | 91,273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,331 1000 ha | 83,499 1000 ha | 86,215 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,422 1000 ha | 83,194 1000 ha | 83,767 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 23 Mozambique 35,464 1000 ha compare
- 24 Colombia 35,129 1000 ha compare
- 25 Mali 34,639 1000 ha compare
- 26 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 33,000 1000 ha compare
- 27 Algeria 32,807 1000 ha compare
- 28 Argentina 31,863 1000 ha compare
- 29 Afghanistan 30,000 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Central America
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.22 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 754.93 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 33,122 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 28.48 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.51 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,234 1000 ha (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 155.77 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Central America?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Central America was 83,194 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 91,700 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,194 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Central America rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Central America ranks 26th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.