Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Central America

Agricultural land in Central America in 2023 — 1,170,844 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 4.8%.

2023 1.17M km² −0.29% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.25M km²2003
Period minimum 1.11M km²1971

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Central America, 1961–20231.1M1.15M1.2M1.25M1.3M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,117,220 km²1963: 1,116,379 km²1965: 1,117,237 km²1967: 1,117,714 km²1969: 1,118,202 km²1971: 1,112,640 km²1973: 1,120,737 km²1975: 1,124,525 km²1977: 1,130,173 km²1979: 1,137,070 km²1981: 1,142,128 km²1983: 1,171,826 km²1985: 1,181,738 km²1987: 1,194,581 km²1989: 1,215,599 km²1991: 1,235,923 km²1993: 1,241,024 km²1995: 1,243,562 km²1997: 1,245,694 km²1999: 1,248,710 km²2001: 1,249,853 km²2003: 1,253,399 km²2005: 1,249,376 km²2007: 1,249,081 km²2009: 1,207,749 km²2011: 1,194,637 km²2013: 1,175,744 km²2015: 1,169,672 km²2017: 1,153,451 km²2019: 1,145,521 km²2021: 1,186,664 km²2023: 1,170,844 km²
Change over the period: +53,624 (+4.8%) Average annual rate: 0.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 1.17M km²
World 47.92M km²
Agricultural land — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.17M −3,349 −0.29%
2022 1.17M −12,471 −1.05%
2021 1.19M +205 +0.02%
2020 1.19M +40,938 +3.57%
2019 1.15M −3,928 −0.34%
2018 1.15M −4,003 −0.35%
2017 1.15M −13,236 −1.13%
2016 1.17M −2,986 −0.26%
2015 1.17M +941 +0.08%
2014 1.17M −7,013 −0.6%
2013 1.18M −10,782 −0.91%
2012 1.19M −8,111 −0.68%
2011 1.19M −4,508 −0.38%
2010 1.2M −8,604 −0.71%
2009 1.21M −7,418 −0.61%
2008 1.22M −33,914 −2.72%
2007 1.25M +2,463 +0.2%
2006 1.25M −2,758 −0.22%
2005 1.25M −2,077 −0.17%
2004 1.25M −1,946 −0.16%
2003 1.25M +1,968 +0.16%
2002 1.25M +1,578 +0.13%
2001 1.25M +3,118 +0.25%
2000 1.25M −1,976 −0.16%
1999 1.25M +1,193 +0.1%
1998 1.25M +1,822 +0.15%
1997 1.25M +933 +0.07%
1996 1.24M +1,199 +0.1%
1995 1.24M +2,469 +0.2%
1994 1.24M +69 +0.01%
1993 1.24M +4,179 +0.34%
1992 1.24M +922 +0.07%
1991 1.24M +10,919 +0.89%
1990 1.23M +9,405 +0.77%
1989 1.22M +10,829 +0.9%
1988 1.2M +10,189 +0.85%
1987 1.19M +10,969 +0.93%
1986 1.18M +1,874 +0.16%
1985 1.18M +1,583 +0.13%
1984 1.18M +8,329 +0.71%
1983 1.17M +27,429 +2.4%
1982 1.14M +2,269 +0.2%
1981 1.14M +2,019 +0.18%
1980 1.14M +3,039 +0.27%
1979 1.14M −532 −0.05%
1978 1.14M +7,429 +0.66%
1977 1.13M +3,969 +0.35%
1976 1.13M +1,679 +0.15%
1975 1.12M +1,529 +0.14%
1974 1.12M +2,259 +0.2%
1973 1.12M +4,969 +0.45%
1972 1.12M +3,128 +0.28%
1971 1.11M −5,611 −0.5%
1970 1.12M +49 +0%
1969 1.12M +229 +0.02%
1968 1.12M +259 +0.02%
1967 1.12M −511 −0.05%
1966 1.12M +988 +0.09%
1965 1.12M +479 +0.04%
1964 1.12M +379 +0.03%
1963 1.12M +59 +0.01%
1962 1.12M −900 −0.08%
1961 1.12M

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.