Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Honduras

Honduras: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.1806 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1806
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
143rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.1619
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Honduras, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Honduras stood at 0.1806.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Honduras peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1619, in 2018.

That places Honduras 143rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8263 0.6001 1 9
1970s 0.6361 0.5572 0.8126 10
1980s 0.5353 0.4953 0.5745 10
1990s 0.4853 0.4249 0.5297 10
2000s 0.2628 0.2138 0.3419 10
2010s 0.1889 0.1619 0.217 10
2020s 0.1846 0.1806 0.1901 4

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 140 Morocco 0.1856 compare
  2. 141 Kenya 0.183 compare
  3. 142 Central African Republic 0.1806 compare
  4. 144 Canada 0.1804 compare
  5. 145 Malaysia 0.1788 compare
  6. 146 Syria 0.1756 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Honduras?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Honduras was 0.1806 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1619 in 2018.
How does Honduras rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Honduras ranks 143rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).