Land area — Area in Northern America

Northern America: Land area — Area was 1.83 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1.83 million 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
11th
of 36 groups
All-time high
1.85 million 1000 ha
in 2000
All-time low
1.83 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area in Northern America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area — area in Northern America is 1.83 million 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Northern America peaked at 1.85 million 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million 1000 ha, in 2024.

Northern America ranks 11th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 9
1970s 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 10
1980s 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 10
1990s 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 10
2000s 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 10
2010s 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 10
2020s 1.84 million 1000 ha 1.83 million 1000 ha 1.85 million 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 8 Australia and New Zealand 795,163 1000 ha compare
  2. 9 Australia 768,829 1000 ha compare
  3. 10 India 297,319 1000 ha compare
  4. 11 Argentina 273,669 1000 ha compare
  5. 12 Kazakhstan 269,970 1000 ha compare
  6. 13 Algeria 238,174 1000 ha compare
  7. 14 Sudan (former) 237,600 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Northern America?
Land area — area in Northern America was 1.83 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 million 1000 ha in 2000.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million 1000 ha in 2024.
How does Northern America rank for land area — area?
Northern America ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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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About this data

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
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