Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 31.05 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 31.05 %.
That represents a change of down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 33.71 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.22 %, in 1961.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.22 % | — |
| 1962 | 28.41 % | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 28.58 % | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 28.77 % | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 28.94 % | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 29.1 % | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 29.24 % | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 29.42 % | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 29.55 % | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 29.77 % | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 30.06 % | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 30.35 % | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 30.6 % | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 30.85 % | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 31.12 % | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 31.43 % | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 31.77 % | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 32.07 % | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 32.37 % | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 32.67 % | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 32.83 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 32.97 % | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 33.23 % | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 33.39 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 33.54 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 33.56 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 33.58 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 33.56 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 33.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 33.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33.52 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 33.49 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 33.44 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 33.38 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 33.42 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 33.47 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 33.58 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.62 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 33.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 33.48 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 33.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.56 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 33.63 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 33.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.71 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 33.45 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 33.33 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 33.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 33.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 33.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.23 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 33.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.15 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 33.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 32.97 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 32.26 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 31.78 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 31.05 % | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 30.79 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 31.04 % | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 31.05 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.91 % | 28.22 % | 29.55 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.04 % | 29.77 % | 32.37 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.29 % | 32.67 % | 33.58 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.51 % | 33.38 % | 33.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.54 % | 33.33 % | 33.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.13 % | 32.26 % | 33.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.14 % | 30.79 % | 31.78 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 19 Madagascar 70.36 % compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.54 % compare
- 20 Somalia 70.34 % compare
- 21 Faroe Islands 70.12 % compare
- 21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7.71 % compare
- 22 Eswatini 69.61 % compare
- 22 Melanesia 4.11 % compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.21 % compare
- 24 Togo 69.08 % compare
- 25 Mongolia 68.81 % compare
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26,525 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 31.05 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 33.71 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.22 % in 1961.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in 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.