Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Northern America
Northern America: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 39.62 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 39.62 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Northern America peaked at 46.83 % in 1981 and was at its lowest, 39.62 %, in 2024.
That places Northern America 11th out of 31 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.63 % | — |
| 1962 | 42.26 % | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 42.99 % | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 42.9 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 43.01 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 42.83 % | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 42.63 % | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 43.92 % | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 45.63 % | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 45.2 % | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 45.32 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 45.43 % | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 45.56 % | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 45.68 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 45.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 45.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.81 % | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 46.55 % | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 46.65 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 46.74 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 46.83 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 46.37 % | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 46.42 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 46.47 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 46.52 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 46.56 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 46.55 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 46.53 % | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 46.5 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.46 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 46.43 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 46.24 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 46.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 46.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46.28 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 46.04 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.91 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 45.75 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 45.55 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 45.48 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 45.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.93 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.4 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.88 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 43.36 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 42.94 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 42.42 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 41.92 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 41.41 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 40.92 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 40.42 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 40.01 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 40.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.18 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.25 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.32 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 40.27 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.12 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 39.93 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 39.79 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.66 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 39.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 39.62 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.2 % | 42.26 % | 45.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.76 % | 45.2 % | 46.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.55 % | 46.37 % | 46.83 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.11 % | 45.55 % | 46.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.62 % | 41.41 % | 45.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3 % | 40.01 % | 40.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.73 % | 39.62 % | 39.93 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- 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, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Northern America?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Northern America was 39.62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 46.83 % in 1981.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.62 % in 2024.
- How does Northern America rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Northern America ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 — 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.