Agricultural land — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Agricultural land — Area was 478,582 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 478,582 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Northern America peaked at 509,590 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 473,111 1000 ha, in 2007.
That places Northern America 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 509,590 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 506,509 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 504,398 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 502,404 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 499,702 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 499,489 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 499,111 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 499,464 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 498,981 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 502,732 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 500,271 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 497,975 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 495,779 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 493,500 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 493,527 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 493,555 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 493,354 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 490,811 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 490,436 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 490,061 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 489,691 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 492,849 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 492,771 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 492,693 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 492,616 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 492,537 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 488,212 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 488,338 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 488,465 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 488,591 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 488,722 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 487,135 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 484,586 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 482,709 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 481,642 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 477,740 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 476,342 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 476,070 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 475,393 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 475,929 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 476,496 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 475,399 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 475,213 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 475,028 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 474,844 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 473,728 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 473,111 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 474,558 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 476,005 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 477,452 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 478,896 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 480,990 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 481,914 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 482,839 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 483,765 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 484,685 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 485,356 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 484,237 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 482,895 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 481,184 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 479,917 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 478,863 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 478,661 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 478,582 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502,183 1000 ha | 498,981 1000 ha | 509,590 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 495,194 1000 ha | 490,436 1000 ha | 502,732 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 490,823 1000 ha | 488,212 1000 ha | 492,849 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 481,893 1000 ha | 475,393 1000 ha | 488,722 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 475,031 1000 ha | 473,111 1000 ha | 476,496 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 482,303 1000 ha | 477,452 1000 ha | 485,356 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 479,441 1000 ha | 478,582 1000 ha | 481,184 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 11 Kazakhstan 213,784 1000 ha compare
- 12 India 178,220 1000 ha compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 175,590 1000 ha compare
- 14 Sudan (former) 137,246 1000 ha compare
- 15 Sudan 112,665 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mongolia 107,246 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 26.46 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Northern America?
- Agricultural land — area in Northern America was 478,582 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 509,590 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 473,111 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Northern America rank for agricultural land — area?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.