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 23rd of 32 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.36 % | — |
| 1962 | 8.31 % | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 8.42 % | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 8.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8.43 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 8.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 8.45 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 8.67 % | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 8.91 % | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 8.9 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 8.92 % | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 8.97 % | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 9.01 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 9.04 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 9.09 % | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 9.19 % | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 9.29 % | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 9.45 % | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.55 % | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 9.65 % | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 9.69 % | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.71 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 9.76 % | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.8 % | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 9.85 % | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 9.84 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.79 % | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 9.77 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 9.76 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 9.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.75 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.68 % | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 9.63 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 9.58 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 9.55 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 9.5 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 9.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.53 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 9.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.56 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.59 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.53 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.54 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.56 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 9.43 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.49 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.47 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.51 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.55 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.62 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.65 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.65 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.77 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.86 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.78 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.79 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 9.81 % | +0.2% |
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
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 45.06 % compare
- 21 Tonga 42.92 % compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 42.35 % compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 42.35 % compare
- 24 Thailand 42.23 % compare
- 25 El Salvador 42.07 % compare
- 26 Kiribati 41.92 % compare
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 — 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 23rd out of 32 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.