Permanent crops — Area in Americas
Americas: Permanent crops — Area was 29,878 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Americas is 29,878 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Americas peaked at 29,878 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,822 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Americas 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,822 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,892 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 17,922 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 17,975 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 17,966 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 17,990 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 18,028 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 18,040 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 18,240 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 18,422 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 18,706 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 18,842 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 19,059 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 19,205 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 19,249 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 19,747 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 20,254 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 20,909 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 21,488 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 22,146 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 22,472 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 22,682 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 22,791 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 22,907 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 22,661 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 22,651 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 22,726 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 22,641 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 22,638 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 22,701 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 22,908 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 23,030 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 23,017 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 23,090 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 22,415 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 22,543 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 23,091 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 23,607 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 24,079 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 24,493 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 24,809 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 25,308 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 25,228 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 26,404 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 26,902 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 27,293 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 27,216 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26,905 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 26,700 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 26,634 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 26,407 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 26,218 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26,154 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 26,072 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 26,280 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 25,989 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 26,051 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 26,250 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 26,809 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 28,904 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 29,508 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 29,371 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 29,684 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 29,878 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,986 1000 ha | 17,822 1000 ha | 18,240 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,588 1000 ha | 18,422 1000 ha | 21,488 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,632 1000 ha | 22,146 1000 ha | 22,907 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,048 1000 ha | 22,415 1000 ha | 24,079 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,126 1000 ha | 24,493 1000 ha | 27,293 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,286 1000 ha | 25,989 1000 ha | 26,809 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,469 1000 ha | 28,904 1000 ha | 29,878 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 4 China, mainland 20,142 1000 ha compare
- 5 India 14,200 1000 ha compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 8,488 1000 ha compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 8,488 1000 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 8,088 1000 ha compare
- 9 Nigeria 7,852 1000 ha compare
- 10 Malaysia 7,014 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Americas?
- Permanent crops — area in Americas was 29,878 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 29,878 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,822 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for permanent crops — area?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.