Cropland — Share in Land area in Americas
Americas: Cropland — Share in Land area was 9.81 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded 9.81 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Americas peaked at 9.86 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.31 %, in 1962.
Americas ranks 26th 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 | 8.49 % | 8.31 % | 8.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.14 % | 8.9 % | 9.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.76 % | 9.65 % | 9.85 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6 % | 9.5 % | 9.76 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.54 % | 9.43 % | 9.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.57 % | 9.47 % | 9.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8 % | 9.77 % | 9.86 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 23 El Salvador 42.07 % compare
- 24 Kiribati 41.92 % compare
- 25 Sri Lanka 41.66 % compare
- 26 Pakistan 40.72 % compare
- 27 Isle of Man 40.48 % compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 40.14 % compare
- 29 Czechoslovakia 40.1 % compare
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 land area in Americas?
- Cropland — share in land area in Americas was 9.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 9.86 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 % in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Americas ranks 26th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Land 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.