Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Honduras
Honduras: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 31.96 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
31.96 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 209 countries
All-time high
31.96 hectares per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
26.23 hectares per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Honduras, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 31.96 hectares per square kilometre for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Honduras peaked at 31.96 hectares per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.23 hectares per square kilometre, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 120th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Honduras, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.63 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 26.72 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 26.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 26.81 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 26.86 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 26.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 27.04 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 27.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 27.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 27.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 27.21 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 27.53 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 27.62 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 27.67 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 28.02 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 28.33 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 29 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 29.11 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 29.11 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 29.11 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 29.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 29.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 29.23 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 29.29 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 29.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 29.36 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 29.36 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 29.36 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 30.13 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 29.67 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 29.87 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 29.98 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 31.71 hectares per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 31.46 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 31.1 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 31.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.34 hectares per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 30.34 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.82 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 26.23 hectares per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 26.24 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.06 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 28.18 hectares per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 28.06 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 28.15 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 28.24 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.24 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.46 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.58 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.21 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 29.59 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 30.01 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 30.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 30.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.6 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 31.17 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.36 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.36 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.62 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 31.96 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 31.96 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.96 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.88 hectares per square kilometre | 26.63 hectares per square kilometre | 27.08 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.08 hectares per square kilometre | 27.17 hectares per square kilometre | 29.11 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.35 hectares per square kilometre | 29.11 hectares per square kilometre | 30.13 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.54 hectares per square kilometre | 29.67 hectares per square kilometre | 31.71 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.75 hectares per square kilometre | 26.23 hectares per square kilometre | 28.58 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.38 hectares per square kilometre | 29.21 hectares per square kilometre | 31.36 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.88 hectares per square kilometre | 31.62 hectares per square kilometre | 31.96 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 117 Costa Rica 33.14 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 118 Liechtenstein 32.31 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 119 Zambia 32.07 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 121 Latvia 31.67 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 122 Austria 31.47 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 123 Congo 31.19 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Honduras?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Honduras was 31.96 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 31.96 hectares per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.23 hectares per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Honduras ranks 120th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.