Agricultural land — Area in Americas
Americas: Agricultural land — Area was 1.10 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Area in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Americas stood at 1.10 million 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Americas peaked at 1.17 million 1000 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Americas 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 1.08 million 1000 ha | 1.10 million 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 1.10 million 1000 ha | 1.14 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 1.17 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 1.17 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 1.13 million 1000 ha | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million 1000 ha | 1.10 million 1000 ha | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 2 USSR 555,420 1000 ha compare
- 3 China 392,604 1000 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 391,823 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 373,213 1000 ha compare
- 6 Australia 363,519 1000 ha compare
- 7 Brazil 237,091 1000 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 215,712 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 41.48 kg/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 347,983 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 31.51 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.06 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 14.92 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 19.01 million t (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 29,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.36 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 15.65 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Americas?
- Agricultural land — area in Americas was 1.10 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million 1000 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for agricultural land — area?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.