Land area — Area in South America
South America: Land area — Area was 1.75 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in South America is 1.75 million 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in South America peaked at 1.75 million 1000 ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.75 million 1000 ha, in 2014.
South America ranks 13th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 India 297,319 1000 ha compare
- 11 Argentina 273,669 1000 ha compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 269,970 1000 ha compare
- 13 Algeria 238,174 1000 ha compare
- 14 Sudan (former) 237,600 1000 ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 226,705 1000 ha compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 214,969 1000 ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 9.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 23.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.89 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.69 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 9.55 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 501,085 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.78 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 69.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 720,788 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in South America?
- Land area — area in South America was 1.75 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million 1000 ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 million 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does South America rank for land area — area?
- South America ranks 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South 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
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.