Arable land in Honduras
Honduras: Arable land was 0.0956 hectares per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land in Honduras, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Honduras is 0.0956 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Honduras peaked at 0.6105 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0956 hectares per person, in 2023.
Honduras ranks 112th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.555 hectares per person | 0.4973 hectares per person | 0.6105 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.449 hectares per person | 0.4133 hectares per person | 0.4835 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3445 hectares per person | 0.2986 hectares per person | 0.3982 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2751 hectares per person | 0.2294 hectares per person | 0.3103 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1431 hectares per person | 0.1243 hectares per person | 0.1624 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1116 hectares per person | 0.1024 hectares per person | 0.1217 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0981 hectares per person | 0.0956 hectares per person | 0.1006 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 109 Burundi 0.0965 hectares per person compare
- 110 Madagascar 0.0962 hectares per person compare
- 111 Cape Verde 0.0957 hectares per person compare
- 113 Luxembourg 0.092 hectares per person compare
- 114 Venezuela 0.0919 hectares per person compare
- 115 Liberia 0.091 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 40.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 4.48 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 410,005 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,887 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 773,845 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Honduras?
- Arable land in Honduras was 0.0956 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, 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 0.6105 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0956 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for arable land?
- Honduras ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, 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 (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.