Land use hidden — Cropland in OECD America
OECD America: Land use hidden — Cropland was 2.25 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in OECD America, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland in OECD America stood at 2.25 million Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in OECD America peaked at 2.62 million Square kilometres in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million Square kilometres, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.49 million Square kilometres | 2.44 million Square kilometres | 2.59 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.58 million Square kilometres | 2.56 million Square kilometres | 2.60 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 million Square kilometres | 2.60 million Square kilometres | 2.61 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 million Square kilometres | 2.52 million Square kilometres | 2.62 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 million Square kilometres | 2.32 million Square kilometres | 2.52 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million Square kilometres | 2.26 million Square kilometres | 2.30 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 million Square kilometres | 2.25 million Square kilometres | 2.28 million Square kilometres | 4 |
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More environment data for OECD America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.7 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.21 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Total area 29.37 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 21.78 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 4.05 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 7.46 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Forest 8.02 million Square kilometres (2023)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 5.24 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in OECD America?
- Land use hidden — cropland in OECD America was 2.25 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in OECD America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million Square kilometres in 1991.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in OECD America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does OECD America rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- OECD America ranks 1st out of 12 regions with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in OECD America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD America data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata