Other land — Area in South America
South America: Other land — Area was 394,206 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South America recorded 394,206 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in South America peaked at 394,206 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 195,901 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places South America 15th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 216,886 1000 ha | 195,901 1000 ha | 243,689 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 274,052 1000 ha | 251,162 1000 ha | 297,148 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,202 1000 ha | 299,861 1000 ha | 348,218 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 385,239 1000 ha | 366,845 1000 ha | 394,206 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 104,432 1000 ha compare
- 13 Egypt 95,312 1000 ha compare
- 14 Niger 78,991 1000 ha compare
- 15 Chad 71,843 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mali 69,764 1000 ha compare
- 17 Sudan (former) 68,795 1000 ha compare
- 18 Mauritania 62,344 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)
- Land area — Area 1.75 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.78 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.62 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 720,788 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in South America?
- Other land — area in South America was 394,206 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 394,206 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,901 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does South America rank for other land — area?
- South America ranks 15th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.