Arable land in Honduras
Honduras: Arable land was 9.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Honduras, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 9.1% for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Honduras peaked at 15.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2008.
Honduras ranks 108th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.6% | — |
| 1962 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 11.8% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 11.9% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 12.4% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 12.9% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 13.4% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 13.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 12.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.6% | 11.9% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 12.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 105 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.7% compare
- 106 Indonesia 9.4% compare
- 107 Uzbekistan 9.1% compare
- 109 Antigua and Barbuda 9.1% compare
- 110 Slovenia 8.9% compare
- 111 Grenada 8.8% 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 arable land in Honduras?
- Arable land in Honduras was 9.1% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for arable land?
- Honduras ranks 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.