Cropland — Area per capita in Americas
Americas: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.36 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Americas recorded 0.36 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Americas peaked at 0.76 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.36 ha/cap, in 2022.
That places Americas 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.76 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.73 ha/cap | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.73 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.71 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.68 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.67 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.68 ha/cap | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.68 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.67 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.66 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.65 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.64 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.63 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.62 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.62 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.61 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.61 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.61 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.59 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.58 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.58 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.57 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.55 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.54 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.53 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.45 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7044 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 0.76 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.632 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.571 ha/cap | 0.53 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.479 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.419 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.379 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.364 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 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 cropland — area per capita in Americas?
- Cropland — area per capita in Americas was 0.36 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does Americas rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. 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.