What is land area — area in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Land area — area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.02 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest land area — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?

The highest recorded value was 2.02 million 1000 ha in 1975.

What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?

The lowest recorded value was 2.01 million 1000 ha in 2014.

How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for land area — area?

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th out of 48 regions with data for 2024.

Is land area — area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean

Name: Land area — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Land area — Area was 2.02 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

2.02 million 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.0%

Rank

6th

of 48 regions

All-time high

2.02 million 1000 ha

in 1975

All-time low

2.01 million 1000 ha

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2024

Land area — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 2.02 million 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 2.02 million 1000 ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.01 million 1000 ha, in 2014.

That places Latin America and the Caribbean 6th out of 48 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.02 million 1000 ha	2.02 million 1000 ha	2.02 million 1000 ha	9
1970s	2.02 million 1000 ha	2.02 million 1000 ha	2.02 million 1000 ha	10
1980s	2.02 million 1000 ha	2.02 million 1000 ha	2.02 million 1000 ha	10
1990s	2.02 million 1000 ha	2.01 million 1000 ha	2.02 million 1000 ha	10
2000s	2.01 million 1000 ha	2.01 million 1000 ha	2.01 million 1000 ha	10
2010s	2.01 million 1000 ha	2.01 million 1000 ha	2.01 million 1000 ha	10
2020s	2.02 million 1000 ha	2.02 million 1000 ha	2.02 million 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

3 Russian Federation 1.64 million 1000 ha compare
4 China (People’s Republic of) 942,470 1000 ha compare
5 China, mainland 938,821 1000 ha compare
6 Canada 878,870 1000 ha compare
7 Brazil 835,814 1000 ha compare
8 Australia and New Zealand 795,163 1000 ha compare
9 Australia 768,829 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 26,525 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 70.46 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.88 % (2024)

All data for Latin America and the Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Latin America and the Caribbean?: Land area — area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.02 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?: The highest recorded value was 2.02 million 1000 ha in 1975.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?: The lowest recorded value was 2.01 million 1000 ha in 2014.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for land area — area?: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th out of 48 regions with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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