Grassland organic soils — Area in Central America
Central America: Grassland organic soils — Area was 5,549 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Area in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 5,549 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Central America peaked at 5,714 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,146 ha, in 2003.
That places Central America 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,267 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,267 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,267 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,267 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,267 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,263 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5,263 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,224 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5,216 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5,187 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5,164 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5,188 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5,196 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,146 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5,162 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5,211 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5,249 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,338 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 5,471 ha | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 5,559 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 5,529 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5,553 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5,594 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5,602 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,539 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5,535 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5,601 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5,686 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5,714 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5,457 ha | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 5,478 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5,550 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 5,549 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,549 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,549 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,249 ha | 5,187 ha | 5,267 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,268 ha | 5,146 ha | 5,559 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,581 ha | 5,457 ha | 5,714 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,535 ha | 5,478 ha | 5,550 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — area in Central America?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Central America was 5,549 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 5,714 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,146 ha in 2003.
- How does Central America rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.