Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Americas
Americas: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 34.21 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Americas stood at 34.21 %.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Americas peaked at 34.32 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.75 %, in 1962.
Americas ranks 17th of 36 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.22 % | 29.75 % | 31.43 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.49 % | 31.16 % | 32.26 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.45 % | 32.36 % | 32.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.05 % | 31.86 % | 32.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.07 % | 31.8 % | 32.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.19 % | 31.77 % | 32.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.11 % | 33.68 % | 34.32 % | 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 — share in agricultural land in Americas?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Americas was 34.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 34.32 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.75 % in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Americas ranks 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 — 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.