Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Central America
Central America: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 5,566 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Central America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Central America stood at 5,566 1000 ha.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Central America peaked at 9,467 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,911 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Central America 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9,467 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 8,507 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 7,447 1000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 6,545 1000 ha | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 5,971 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 5,703 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 5,805 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5,542 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 5,778 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 5,796 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6,124 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 6,083 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 5,882 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 5,385 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 5,058 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 5,129 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 5,027 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4,927 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,911 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5,095 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 5,380 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 5,382 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,380 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,566 1000 ha | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,752 1000 ha | 5,542 1000 ha | 9,467 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,432 1000 ha | 4,911 1000 ha | 6,124 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,361 1000 ha | 5,095 1000 ha | 5,566 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.49 1000 ha compare
- 16 Pakistan 33,071 1000 ha compare
- 17 Afghanistan 30,947 1000 ha compare
- 18 Oman 30,045 1000 ha compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.06 1000 ha compare
- 19 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 29,870 1000 ha compare
- 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 20 Iraq 29,036 1000 ha compare
- 21 Chile 27,842 1000 ha compare
- 22 Western Sahara 26,790 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) — 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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Central America?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Central America was 5,566 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 9,467 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,911 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Central America rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Central America ranks 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.