Arable land — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Arable land — Area was 189,620 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 189,620 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Northern America peaked at 229,347 1000 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 189,620 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Northern America 12th 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.
Arable land — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 217,243 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 214,033 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 216,837 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 215,554 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 214,913 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 213,938 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 212,788 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 219,369 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 227,681 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 227,240 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 226,711 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 226,238 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 225,865 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 225,409 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 225,531 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 225,651 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 226,011 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 228,494 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 228,774 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 229,054 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 229,336 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 228,546 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 228,746 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 228,946 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 229,146 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 229,347 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 227,271 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 227,218 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 227,119 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 227,020 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 226,924 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 225,230 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 223,899 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 222,992 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 222,894 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 219,963 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 218,681 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 217,802 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 216,520 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 216,452 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 216,414 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 213,595 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 211,011 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 208,466 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 205,897 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 203,405 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 200,676 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 198,917 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 197,127 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 195,354 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 193,584 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 192,440 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 193,203 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 193,995 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 194,738 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 195,447 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 195,939 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 194,997 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 193,743 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 192,141 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 190,973 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 189,903 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 189,717 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 189,620 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 216,928 1000 ha | 212,788 1000 ha | 227,681 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 226,592 1000 ha | 225,409 1000 ha | 228,774 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 228,473 1000 ha | 227,119 1000 ha | 229,347 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 222,192 1000 ha | 216,520 1000 ha | 227,020 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 207,196 1000 ha | 197,127 1000 ha | 216,452 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 194,344 1000 ha | 192,440 1000 ha | 195,939 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,471 1000 ha | 189,620 1000 ha | 192,141 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
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 arable land — area in Northern America?
- Arable land — area in Northern America was 189,620 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 229,347 1000 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 189,620 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Northern America rank for arable land — area?
- Northern America ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.