Other land — Area in Northern America

Northern America: Other land — Area was 663,635 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
663,635 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
8th
of 36 groups
All-time high
701,272 1000 ha
in 1999
All-time low
662,278 1000 ha
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Northern America, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200720241990: 683.7k 1000 ha1991: 683.9k 1000 ha1992: 685.9k 1000 ha1993: 687.9k 1000 ha1994: 689.1k 1000 ha1995: 689.6k 1000 ha1996: 692.9k 1000 ha1997: 700.6k 1000 ha1998: 700.7k 1000 ha1999: 701.3k 1000 ha2000: 700.9k 1000 ha2001: 699.2k 1000 ha2002: 699.2k 1000 ha2003: 698.4k 1000 ha2004: 697.7k 1000 ha2005: 696.9k 1000 ha2006: 697.1k 1000 ha2007: 696.8k 1000 ha2008: 692.8k 1000 ha2009: 690.3k 1000 ha2010: 687.7k 1000 ha2011: 685.4k 1000 ha2012: 682.5k 1000 ha2013: 681.0k 1000 ha2014: 679.5k 1000 ha2015: 678.0k 1000 ha2016: 675.7k 1000 ha2017: 675.3k 1000 ha2018: 676.2k 1000 ha2019: 677.3k 1000 ha2020: 678.8k 1000 ha2021: 662.3k 1000 ha2022: 663.2k 1000 ha2023: 663.5k 1000 ha2024: 663.6k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 663,635 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.

The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other land — area in Northern America peaked at 701,272 1000 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 662,278 1000 ha, in 2021.

Northern America ranks 8th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 691,567 1000 ha 683,665 1000 ha 701,272 1000 ha 10
2000s 696,936 1000 ha 690,276 1000 ha 700,885 1000 ha 10
2010s 679,863 1000 ha 675,268 1000 ha 687,735 1000 ha 10
2020s 666,279 1000 ha 662,278 1000 ha 678,819 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 6 Australia and New Zealand 272,792 1000 ha compare
  2. 7 Australia 266,387 1000 ha compare
  3. 8 Algeria 195,162 1000 ha compare
  4. 9 Libya 160,398 1000 ha compare
  5. 10 Argentina 143,771 1000 ha compare
  6. 11 Brazil 109,381 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other land — area in Northern America?
Other land — area in Northern America was 663,635 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other land — area recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 701,272 1000 ha in 1999.
What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 662,278 1000 ha in 2021.
How does Northern America rank for other land — area?
Northern America ranks 8th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is other land — area rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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