Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Americas
Americas: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 31.51 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Americas is 31.51 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Americas peaked at 31.65 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.14 %, in 1962.
Americas ranks 13th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.37 % | — |
| 1962 | 28.14 % | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 28.46 % | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 28.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 28.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 28.36 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 28.31 % | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 29.01 % | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 29.77 % | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 29.49 % | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 29.47 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 29.53 % | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 29.57 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 29.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 29.6 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 29.74 % | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 29.88 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 30.27 % | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 30.38 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 30.52 % | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 30.56 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 30.45 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 30.47 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 30.51 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 30.62 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 30.58 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 30.49 % | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 30.46 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 30.41 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 30.38 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 30.34 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 30.18 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 30.08 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.01 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 30.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.91 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 29.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 29.96 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 30.06 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.86 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 29.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.72 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 29.63 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 29.47 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 29.57 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.55 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 29.49 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.58 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.79 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.94 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 30.09 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.16 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.18 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.57 % | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.11 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 31.65 % | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 31.57 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 31.51 % | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.58 % | 28.14 % | 29.77 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.75 % | 29.47 % | 30.38 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.51 % | 30.41 % | 30.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.06 % | 29.89 % | 30.38 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.79 % | 29.47 % | 30.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.89 % | 29.49 % | 30.57 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.45 % | 31.11 % | 31.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Americas?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Americas was 31.51 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 31.65 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.14 % in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Americas ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.