What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Central America?

The highest recorded value was 2,845 1000 ha in 2022.

What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Central America?

The lowest recorded value was 2,824 1000 ha in 2005.

How does Central America rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?

Central America ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2022.

Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Central America?

Over the last ten years it is up 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Central America

Name: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Central America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Central America: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 2,845 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

2,845 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

Rank

21st

of 29 groups

All-time high

2,845 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

2,824 1000 ha

in 2005

Years of data

1992–2022

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Central America, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Central America is 2,845 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Central America peaked at 2,845 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,824 1000 ha, in 2005.

Central America ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2,840 1000 ha	2,834 1000 ha	2,843 1000 ha	8
2000s	2,830 1000 ha	2,824 1000 ha	2,841 1000 ha	10
2010s	2,829 1000 ha	2,826 1000 ha	2,838 1000 ha	10
2020s	2,842 1000 ha	2,839 1000 ha	2,845 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Central America

18 Russian Federation 32,677 1000 ha compare
19 Iraq 32,538 1000 ha compare
20 Turkmenistan 32,432 1000 ha compare
21 Kazakhstan 32,341 1000 ha compare
22 Australia 32,055 1000 ha compare
23 Oman 28,353 1000 ha compare
24 Western Sahara 26,864 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Central America

Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 754.93 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.39 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.8 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 247,937 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 245,161 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 116,397 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 116,316 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 47.44 % (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 155.77 USD (2024)
Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Central America →

Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Central America?: Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Central America was 2,845 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Central America?: The highest recorded value was 2,845 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Central America?: The lowest recorded value was 2,824 1000 ha in 2005.
How does Central America rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?: Central America ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2022.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Central America?: Over the last ten years it is up 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.