Agricultural land use in Honduras
Honduras: Agricultural land use was 3.58 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use in Honduras, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 3.58 million hectares for agricultural land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Honduras peaked at 3.58 million hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.94 million hectares, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 101st of 226 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.01 million hectares | 2.98 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.14 million hectares | 3.04 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.28 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.42 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 3.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.10 million hectares | 2.94 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.40 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 3.58 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.48 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 40.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 410,005 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Honduras?
- Agricultural land use in Honduras was 3.58 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 million hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 million hectares in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for agricultural land use?
- Honduras ranks 101st out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.