Cropland — Share in Land area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Cropland — Share in Land area was 9.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean is 9.17 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 9.19 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.15 %, in 1961.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 26th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.15 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.21 % | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 5.29 % | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 5.34 % | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 5.39 % | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 5.46 % | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 5.53 % | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 5.65 % | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 5.69 % | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 5.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.76 % | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 5.88 % | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 5.97 % | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 6.05 % | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 6.13 % | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 6.32 % | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 6.51 % | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 6.68 % | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.85 % | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 7.03 % | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 7.1 % | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 7.16 % | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 7.25 % | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 7.32 % | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 7.4 % | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 7.38 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.35 % | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 7.33 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 7.32 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 7.31 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 7.26 % | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 7.22 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 7.18 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 7.12 % | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 7.16 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.26 % | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.35 % | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 7.42 % | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7.48 % | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7.52 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.56 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.7 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.85 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 8.13 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.25 % | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.21 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.18 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.37 % | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.43 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.48 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.51 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.55 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.65 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.67 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.74 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.05 % | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 9.19 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.09 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.12 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.17 % | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.41 % | 5.15 % | 5.69 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.18 % | 5.69 % | 6.85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.27 % | 7.03 % | 7.4 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.26 % | 7.12 % | 7.42 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.89 % | 7.48 % | 8.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.57 % | 8.37 % | 8.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.12 % | 9.05 % | 9.19 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 184,888 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440,935 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Cropland — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 9.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 9.19 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.15 % in 1961.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.