How does Honduras rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Honduras ranks 95th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Honduras?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Honduras

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Honduras
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Honduras: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 17.5 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

17.5 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

95th

of 209 countries

All-time high

17.5 percent

in 2021

All-time low

13.41 percent

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Honduras, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Honduras stood at 17.5 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Honduras peaked at 17.5 percent in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.41 percent, in 1961.

Honduras ranks 95th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Honduras, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	13.41 percent	—
1962	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1963	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1964	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1965	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1966	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1967	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1968	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1969	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1970	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1971	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1972	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1973	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1974	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1975	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1976	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1977	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1978	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1979	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1980	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1981	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1982	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1983	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1984	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1985	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1986	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1987	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1988	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1989	13.95 percent	+4.0%
1990	13.41 percent	-3.9%
1991	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1992	13.41 percent	+0.0%
1993	13.7 percent	+2.2%
1994	13.67 percent	-0.2%
1995	13.67 percent	+0.0%
1996	13.67 percent	+0.0%
1997	13.58 percent	-0.7%
1998	13.58 percent	+0.0%
1999	13.5 percent	-0.6%
2000	13.48 percent	-0.1%
2001	13.48 percent	+0.0%
2002	14.3 percent	+6.1%
2003	15.33 percent	+7.2%
2004	15.19 percent	-0.9%
2005	15.19 percent	+0.0%
2006	15.19 percent	+0.0%
2007	15.19 percent	+0.0%
2008	15.69 percent	+3.3%
2009	15.75 percent	+0.4%
2010	15.82 percent	+0.4%
2011	15.94 percent	+0.8%
2012	16.09 percent	+0.9%
2013	16.19 percent	+0.6%
2014	16.24 percent	+0.3%
2015	16.24 percent	+0.0%
2016	16.68 percent	+2.7%
2017	16.98 percent	+1.8%
2018	17.12 percent	+0.8%
2019	17.12 percent	+0.0%
2020	17.37 percent	+1.5%
2021	17.5 percent	+0.7%
2022	17.5 percent	+0.0%
2023	17.5 percent	+0.0%

Honduras compared with similar countries

Honduras's 17.5 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Honduras's 17.5 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	13.41 percent	13.41 percent	13.41 percent	9
1970s	13.41 percent	13.41 percent	13.41 percent	10
1980s	13.46 percent	13.41 percent	13.95 percent	10
1990s	13.56 percent	13.41 percent	13.7 percent	10
2000s	14.88 percent	13.48 percent	15.75 percent	10
2010s	16.44 percent	15.82 percent	17.12 percent	10
2020s	17.47 percent	17.37 percent	17.5 percent	4

Countries ranked near Honduras

92 Iran 18.17 percent compare
93 Haiti 17.78 percent compare
94 Ethiopia 17.72 percent compare
95 Guatemala 17.5 percent compare
97 Romania 16.96 percent compare
98 Rwanda 15.65 percent compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for Honduras

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Honduras?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Honduras was 17.5 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Honduras?: The highest recorded value was 17.5 percent in 2021.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Honduras?: The lowest recorded value was 13.41 percent in 1961.
How does Honduras rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Honduras ranks 95th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Honduras?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).