Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 25.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 25.3 %.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 25.4 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.61 %, in 1961.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.61 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.67 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 15.74 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 15.82 % | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 15.89 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 16.05 % | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 16.2 % | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 16.46 % | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 16.49 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 16.35 % | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 16.4 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 16.6 % | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 16.73 % | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 16.82 % | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 16.95 % | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 17.3 % | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 17.61 % | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 17.91 % | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 18.16 % | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 18.45 % | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 18.54 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 18.65 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 18.75 % | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 18.84 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 19.05 % | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 18.96 % | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 18.92 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 18.86 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 18.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 18.78 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 18.73 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 18.61 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 18.51 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 18.42 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 18.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 18.47 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 18.65 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 18.79 % | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 18.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.04 % | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.21 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.25 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 19.68 % | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 19.9 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 20.24 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 20.56 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 20.88 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 20.97 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 21 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.52 % | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 21.8 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 21.96 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.05 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.3 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 22.49 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.65 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.71 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.83 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 23.47 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 24.48 % | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 25.4 % | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 25.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 25.16 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 25.3 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.99 % | 15.61 % | 16.49 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.08 % | 16.35 % | 18.16 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.78 % | 18.45 % | 19.05 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.62 % | 18.39 % | 18.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.07 % | 19.04 % | 21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.38 % | 21.52 % | 23.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.13 % | 24.48 % | 25.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 14 Sweden 84.64 % compare
- 15 Pakistan 84.34 % compare
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- 17 Republic of Korea 83.41 % compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 83.33 % compare
- 19 Norway 81.81 % compare
- 20 Hungary 81.48 % 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)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26,525 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean was 25.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.61 % in 1961.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.