Cropland — Share in Land area in South America
South America: Cropland — Share in Land area was 8.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South America recorded 8.3 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in South America peaked at 8.3 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.15 %, in 1961.
That places South America 36th out of 47 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.45 % | 4.15 % | 4.75 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.32 % | 4.79 % | 6.04 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.43 % | 6.24 % | 6.6 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1 % | 5.93 % | 6.27 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.75 % | 6.29 % | 7.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.63 % | 7.32 % | 7.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.21 % | 8.08 % | 8.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 588,787 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 104.85 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 178.75 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 290.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 62,421 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,333 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in South America?
- Cropland — share in land area in South America was 8.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 % in 1961.
- How does South America rank for cropland — share in land area?
- South America ranks 36th out of 47 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.