Arable land — Area in Americas
Americas: Arable land — Area was 347,983 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Americas is 347,983 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Americas peaked at 358,057 1000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 303,832 1000 ha, in 1962.
Americas ranks 3rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310,243 1000 ha | 303,832 1000 ha | 326,007 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 333,658 1000 ha | 325,409 1000 ha | 347,363 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 354,643 1000 ha | 350,693 1000 ha | 358,057 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 348,066 1000 ha | 344,517 1000 ha | 354,244 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 342,809 1000 ha | 338,116 1000 ha | 345,961 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 343,639 1000 ha | 339,918 1000 ha | 346,956 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 348,220 1000 ha | 347,066 1000 ha | 349,977 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 41.48 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.36 ha/cap (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 — Share in Land area 9.81 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 15.65 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Americas?
- Arable land — area in Americas was 347,983 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 358,057 1000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,832 1000 ha in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for arable land — area?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.