Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Central America

Arable land per capita in Central America in 2023 — 0.1412 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 69.9%.

2023 0.1412 ha/person −3.04% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.4692 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1412 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Central America, 1961–202300.20.40.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.4692 ha/person1963: 0.4362 ha/person1965: 0.4064 ha/person1967: 0.3787 ha/person1969: 0.3528 ha/person1971: 0.3173 ha/person1973: 0.3011 ha/person1975: 0.2854 ha/person1977: 0.2732 ha/person1979: 0.2581 ha/person1981: 0.2468 ha/person1983: 0.2434 ha/person1985: 0.2334 ha/person1987: 0.2331 ha/person1989: 0.2371 ha/person1991: 0.2437 ha/person1993: 0.2372 ha/person1995: 0.2305 ha/person1997: 0.2247 ha/person1999: 0.2205 ha/person2001: 0.2139 ha/person2003: 0.2124 ha/person2005: 0.2001 ha/person2007: 0.196 ha/person2009: 0.1865 ha/person2011: 0.1774 ha/person2013: 0.1708 ha/person2015: 0.1646 ha/person2017: 0.1508 ha/person2019: 0.1428 ha/person2021: 0.1532 ha/person2023: 0.1412 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.3279 (−69.9%) Average annual rate: -1.92 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Central America 0.1412 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1412 −0.0044 −3.04%
2022 0.1457 −0.0075 −4.89%
2021 0.1532 −0.0013 −0.84%
2020 0.1545 +0.0116 +8.15%
2019 0.1428 −0.0043 −2.95%
2018 0.1472 −0.0036 −2.38%
2017 0.1508 −0.0103 −6.42%
2016 0.1611 −0.0035 −2.13%
2015 0.1646 −0.0023 −1.35%
2014 0.1669 −0.0039 −2.31%
2013 0.1708 −0.0029 −1.69%
2012 0.1737 −0.0037 −2.09%
2011 0.1774 −0.0045 −2.48%
2010 0.182 −0.0046 −2.45%
2009 0.1865 −0.0045 −2.34%
2008 0.191 −0.005 −2.54%
2007 0.196 −0.0018 −0.91%
2006 0.1978 −0.0023 −1.14%
2005 0.2001 −0.0042 −2.05%
2004 0.2043 −0.0081 −3.82%
2003 0.2124 +0.0009 +0.41%
2002 0.2115 −0.0024 −1.14%
2001 0.2139 −0.001 −0.48%
2000 0.2149 −0.0055 −2.5%
1999 0.2205 −0.0021 −0.95%
1998 0.2226 −0.0022 −0.97%
1997 0.2247 −0.0026 −1.15%
1996 0.2274 −0.0031 −1.35%
1995 0.2305 −0.0023 −1%
1994 0.2328 −0.0044 −1.86%
1993 0.2372 −0.0021 −0.88%
1992 0.2393 −0.0043 −1.77%
1991 0.2437 +0.0017 +0.71%
1990 0.2419 +0.0049 +2.05%
1989 0.2371 +0.0042 +1.8%
1988 0.2329 −0.0002 −0.08%
1987 0.2331 +0.0039 +1.7%
1986 0.2292 −0.0043 −1.83%
1985 0.2334 −0.0043 −1.81%
1984 0.2378 −0.0056 −2.31%
1983 0.2434 +0 +0%
1982 0.2434 −0.0035 −1.4%
1981 0.2468 −0.006 −2.36%
1980 0.2528 −0.0053 −2.06%
1979 0.2581 −0.0086 −3.22%
1978 0.2667 −0.0065 −2.38%
1977 0.2732 −0.0054 −1.92%
1976 0.2786 −0.0068 −2.39%
1975 0.2854 −0.0074 −2.52%
1974 0.2927 −0.0084 −2.78%
1973 0.3011 −0.0077 −2.49%
1972 0.3088 −0.0085 −2.68%
1971 0.3173 −0.009 −2.76%
1970 0.3264 −0.0265 −7.5%
1969 0.3528 −0.0127 −3.48%
1968 0.3655 −0.0131 −3.47%
1967 0.3787 −0.0137 −3.5%
1966 0.3924 −0.014 −3.44%
1965 0.4064 −0.0147 −3.49%
1964 0.421 −0.0152 −3.48%
1963 0.4362 −0.0155 −3.42%
1962 0.4517 −0.0175 −3.73%
1961 0.4692

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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