Agriculture — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Agriculture — Area was 493,252 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agriculture — Area in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Northern America is 493,252 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Northern America peaked at 509,590 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 485,956 1000 ha, in 2007.
That places Northern America 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502,183 1000 ha | 498,981 1000 ha | 509,590 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 493,965 1000 ha | 490,436 1000 ha | 497,799 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 494,443 1000 ha | 489,691 1000 ha | 500,729 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 493,642 1000 ha | 488,474 1000 ha | 499,758 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 488,116 1000 ha | 485,956 1000 ha | 489,748 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 495,595 1000 ha | 490,486 1000 ha | 499,002 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 493,982 1000 ha | 493,252 1000 ha | 495,430 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 176,906 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 2.66 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Northern America?
- Agriculture — area in Northern America was 493,252 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 509,590 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 485,956 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Northern America rank for agriculture — area?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — 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.