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 32 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.
Other land — Area in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 195,901 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 196,935 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 198,468 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 203,547 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 211,831 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 220,553 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 227,159 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 233,691 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 237,089 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 243,689 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 251,162 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 258,856 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 263,613 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 268,397 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 271,860 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 275,434 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 279,943 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 283,726 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 290,381 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 297,148 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 299,861 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 303,938 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 305,957 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 307,636 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 312,685 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 315,803 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 321,010 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 326,207 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 330,700 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 348,218 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 366,845 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 383,722 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 391,305 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 390,115 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 394,206 1000 ha | +1.0% |
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
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (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 32 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.