Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate was 0.5754 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 0.5754 % change on previous year for arable land — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 208.6% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 3.16 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -1.16 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9966 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 1967 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 2.3 % change on previous year | +63.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6075 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 1970 | -0.1595 % change on previous year | -126.3% |
| 1971 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -930.5% |
| 1972 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +62.0% |
| 1973 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 1974 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1975 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +91.8% |
| 1977 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 2.57 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9331 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 1982 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +30.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9643 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 1985 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +64.0% |
| 1986 | -0.4267 % change on previous year | -127.0% |
| 1987 | -0.1169 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1988 | -0.3689 % change on previous year | +215.7% |
| 1989 | -0.2333 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 1990 | -0.1695 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1991 | -0.2767 % change on previous year | +63.2% |
| 1992 | -0.8118 % change on previous year | +193.4% |
| 1993 | -0.6079 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1994 | -0.6332 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1995 | -0.3524 % change on previous year | -44.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5701 % change on previous year | -261.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +92.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9212 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7539 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6467 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5292 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.247 % change on previous year | -53.3% |
| 2003 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +817.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +46.5% |
| 2006 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2008 | -0.3336 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2349 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -1251.8% |
| 2011 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8098 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 0.442 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7154 % change on previous year | +61.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8745 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4657 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 2017 | -0.1461 % change on previous year | -131.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3688 % change on previous year | -352.4% |
| 2019 | 0.632 % change on previous year | +71.4% |
| 2020 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +338.5% |
| 2021 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 2022 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -180.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1864 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5754 % change on previous year | +208.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1251.8% | -0.2349 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +930.5% | -0.1595 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +817.7% | 0.247 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 % change on previous year | 0.6075 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.9 % change on previous year | -0.1595 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7269 % change on previous year | -0.4267 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.049 % change on previous year | -0.8118 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9721 % change on previous year | -0.3336 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7925 % change on previous year | -0.1461 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7617 % change on previous year | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 3 Saudi Arabia 11.25 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.11 % change on previous year compare
- 5 French Guiana 7.34 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Oman 7.07 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 6.88 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 6.36 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 5.11 % change on previous year 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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Arable land — area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.5754 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 % change on previous year in 1976.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.16 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.