Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Central America
Central America: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 3,383 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Central America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 3,383 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Central America peaked at 3,476 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,283 1000 ha, in 2017.
Central America ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,393 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,396 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,434 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,372 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2,366 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,460 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2,478 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,458 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,447 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,429 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,410 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2,398 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,394 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,403 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,346 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,323 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,283 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,295 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,285 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,414 1000 ha | +49.4% |
| 2021 | 3,408 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,276 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 3,476 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 3,383 1000 ha | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — 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 | +49.4% | 2,285 1000 ha | 3,414 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,423 1000 ha | 2,366 1000 ha | 2,478 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,357 1000 ha | 2,283 1000 ha | 2,429 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,391 1000 ha | 3,276 1000 ha | 3,476 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 23 Bangladesh 1,263 1000 ha compare
- 24 Belarus 1,200 1000 ha compare
- 25 Sweden 1,052 1000 ha compare
- 26 Japan 976 1000 ha compare
- 27 Mozambique 973.7 1000 ha compare
- 28 Uganda 957.68 1000 ha compare
- 29 United Republic of Tanzania 880.62 1000 ha compare
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) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.33 % (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Central America?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Central America was 3,383 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,476 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,283 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Central America rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Central America ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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 Temporary 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.