Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Honduras
Honduras: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 17.5 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.5 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 197 countries
All-time high
17.5 hectares per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
13.41 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Honduras, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Honduras stood at 17.5 hectares per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Honduras peaked at 17.5 hectares per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.41 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Honduras ranks 91st of 197 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.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Honduras, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13.95 hectares per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.7 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 13.67 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 13.67 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.67 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13.58 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 13.58 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.5 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 13.48 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.48 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.3 hectares per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 15.33 hectares per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 15.19 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 15.19 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.19 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.19 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.69 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 15.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 15.82 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.94 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.09 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.19 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.24 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.24 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.68 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.98 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 17.11 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 17.11 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.37 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 17.5 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 17.5 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.5 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 17.5 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 hectares per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 17.5 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 hectares per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.46 hectares per square kilometre | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | 13.95 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.56 hectares per square kilometre | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | 13.7 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.88 hectares per square kilometre | 13.48 hectares per square kilometre | 15.75 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.44 hectares per square kilometre | 15.82 hectares per square kilometre | 17.11 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.47 hectares per square kilometre | 17.37 hectares per square kilometre | 17.5 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 88 Iran 18.17 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 89 Haiti 17.78 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 90 Ethiopia 17.72 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 92 Guatemala 17.5 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 93 Romania 16.96 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 94 Rwanda 15.65 hectares per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Honduras?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Honduras was 17.5 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5 hectares per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.41 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Honduras ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.