Cropland — Area in Americas
Americas: Cropland — Area was 377,860 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Americas recorded 377,860 1000 ha for cropland — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Americas peaked at 380,628 1000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 321,179 1000 ha, in 1962.
That places Americas 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 328,065 1000 ha | 321,179 1000 ha | 344,253 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 353,206 1000 ha | 343,780 1000 ha | 368,836 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 377,233 1000 ha | 372,805 1000 ha | 380,628 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 371,111 1000 ha | 367,059 1000 ha | 376,945 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 368,940 1000 ha | 364,827 1000 ha | 370,785 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 369,965 1000 ha | 366,178 1000 ha | 373,084 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 377,687 1000 ha | 376,435 1000 ha | 379,485 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)
- Arable land — Area 347,983 1000 ha (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 — Area per capita 0.36 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 15.65 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Americas?
- Cropland — area in Americas was 377,860 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 380,628 1000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 321,179 1000 ha in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for cropland — area?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Cropland — 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.