Crop yields in Honduras
Honduras: Crop yields was 0.5336 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5336 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
123rd
of 126 countries
All-time high
1 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
All-time low
0.475 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Crop yields in Honduras, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, crop yields in Honduras stood at 0.5336 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Honduras peaked at 1 tonnes per hectare in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.475 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
Honduras ranks 123rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Crop yields in Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7824 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8084 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8295 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8034 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8771 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8762 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8742 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8799 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8295 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8295 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8526 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5667 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5815 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5926 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5821 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6071 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5947 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6004 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5257 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5302 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5304 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5273 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5312 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5353 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5395 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5438 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.575 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5508 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5421 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5488 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5421 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5408 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5384 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5371 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5366 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5362 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5358 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5375 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5291 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5341 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5336 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.5336 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 20% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.5336 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.75 tonnes per hectare, 19% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop yields in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -25.0% | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8401 tonnes per hectare | 0.7824 tonnes per hectare | 0.8799 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8543 tonnes per hectare | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6173 tonnes per hectare | 0.5667 tonnes per hectare | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5777 tonnes per hectare | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5338 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.575 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5423 tonnes per hectare | 0.5362 tonnes per hectare | 0.5508 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.534 tonnes per hectare | 0.5291 tonnes per hectare | 0.5375 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 crop yields in Honduras?
- Crop yields in Honduras was 0.5336 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crop yields recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.475 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Honduras rank for crop yields?
- Honduras ranks 123rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.