Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Central America
Central America: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 33.93 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 33.93 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — share in land area in Central America peaked at 37.39 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 33.93 %, in 2024.
That places Central America 8th out of 44 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.81 % | 34.71 % | 34.94 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.44 % | 35.1 % | 35.83 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.65 % | 35.83 % | 37.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.32 % | 37.25 % | 37.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.79 % | 35.45 % | 37.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.39 % | 34.05 % | 35.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.02 % | 33.93 % | 34.16 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 5 Lesotho, Kingdom of 73.68 % compare
- 6 Djibouti 73.34 % compare
- 7 Faroe Islands 70.07 % compare
- 8 South Africa 69.19 % compare
- 9 Somalia 68.54 % compare
- 10 Mongolia 68.09 % compare
- 11 Kazakhstan, Republic of 67.82 % compare
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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, coniferous — Production 29.08 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 value 72,178 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Central America?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Central America was 33.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 37.39 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.93 % in 2024.
- How does Central America rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Central America ranks 8th out of 44 regions with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — Share in Land 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.