Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Central America

Arable land share in Central America in 2023 — 10.46%. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.6 pp.

2023 10.46% −0.22 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 12.25%2003
Period minimum 9.12%1970

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Central America, 1961–202391011121319611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 9.86%1963: 9.77%1965: 9.7%1967: 9.64%1969: 9.56%1971: 9.14%1973: 9.19%1975: 9.22%1977: 9.31%1979: 9.26%1981: 9.29%1983: 9.58%1985: 9.61%1987: 10.01%1989: 10.62%1991: 11.37%1993: 11.53%1995: 11.63%1997: 11.76%1999: 11.94%2001: 11.97%2003: 12.25%2005: 11.88%2007: 11.98%2009: 11.75%2011: 11.51%2013: 11.4%2015: 11.26%2017: 10.54%2019: 10.2%2021: 11.13%2023: 10.46%
Change over the period: +0.6 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central America 10.46%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.46 −0.22 pp
2022 10.68 −0.45 pp
2021 11.13 −0 pp
2020 11.14 +0.94 pp
2019 10.2 −0.2 pp
2018 10.4 −0.14 pp
2017 10.54 −0.6 pp
2016 11.14 −0.12 pp
2015 11.26 −0.02 pp
2014 11.28 −0.12 pp
2013 11.4 −0.04 pp
2012 11.43 −0.08 pp
2011 11.51 −0.12 pp
2010 11.63 −0.12 pp
2009 11.75 −0.1 pp
2008 11.85 −0.13 pp
2007 11.98 +0.07 pp
2006 11.91 +0.03 pp
2005 11.88 −0.08 pp
2004 11.95 −0.29 pp
2003 12.25 +0.23 pp
2002 12.02 +0.05 pp
2001 11.97 +0.13 pp
2000 11.84 −0.11 pp
1999 11.94 +0.09 pp
1998 11.85 +0.09 pp
1997 11.76 +0.07 pp
1996 11.69 +0.06 pp
1995 11.63 +0.1 pp
1994 11.53 +0.01 pp
1993 11.53 +0.12 pp
1992 11.4 +0.03 pp
1991 11.37 +0.31 pp
1990 11.06 +0.44 pp
1989 10.62 +0.4 pp
1988 10.22 +0.21 pp
1987 10.01 +0.38 pp
1986 9.64 +0.03 pp
1985 9.61 +0.04 pp
1984 9.57 −0.01 pp
1983 9.58 +0.21 pp
1982 9.37 +0.08 pp
1981 9.29 −0.01 pp
1980 9.3 +0.04 pp
1979 9.26 −0.07 pp
1978 9.33 +0.02 pp
1977 9.31 +0.07 pp
1976 9.24 +0.03 pp
1975 9.22 +0.02 pp
1974 9.19 +0 pp
1973 9.19 +0.03 pp
1972 9.16 +0.02 pp
1971 9.14 +0.02 pp
1970 9.12 −0.44 pp
1969 9.56 −0.04 pp
1968 9.6 −0.03 pp
1967 9.64 −0.03 pp
1966 9.67 −0.03 pp
1965 9.7 −0.03 pp
1964 9.73 −0.03 pp
1963 9.77 −0.03 pp
1962 9.8 −0.06 pp
1961 9.86

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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