Agriculture: Honduras
Total Area:112,090 sq km
Land Area: 111,890 sq km Water Area: 200 sq km Climate description: subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains Terrain description: mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains Arable Land Use: 9.07% Permanent Crop Land Use: 3.91% Irrigated Land: 878.5 sq km (2007) Total Renewable Water Resources: 95.93 cu km (2011) Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 2.12 cu km/yr Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 295.6 cu m/yr Natural Hazards description: frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast Environmental Current Issues: urban population expanding; deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water), as well as several rivers and streams, with heavy metals Total Labor Force: 3.437 million (2012 est.) % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 39.2% Agricultural Products description: bananas, coffee, citrus, corn, African palm; beef; timber; shrimp, tilapia, lobster |