Other land — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Other land — Area was 663,635 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Other land — Area in Northern America, 1990–2024
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 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Other land — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 683,665 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 683,923 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 685,899 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 687,858 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 689,144 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 689,622 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 692,933 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 700,616 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 700,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 701,272 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 700,885 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 699,202 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 699,182 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 698,435 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 697,688 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 696,940 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 697,123 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 696,807 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 692,817 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 690,276 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 687,735 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 685,442 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 682,497 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 680,995 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 679,493 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 677,989 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 675,712 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 675,268 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 676,180 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 677,315 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 678,819 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 662,278 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 663,190 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 663,474 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 663,635 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 5 China 321,456 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 321,456 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 272,792 1000 ha compare
- 8 Australia 266,387 1000 ha compare
- 9 Algeria 195,162 1000 ha compare
- 10 United States 171,003 1000 ha compare
- 11 Libya 160,398 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
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 32 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
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.