Permanent crops — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Permanent crops — Area was 26,525 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean is 26,525 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 26,525 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,858 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 8th 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,858 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,911 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 15,968 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 16,017 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 16,008 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 16,058 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 16,122 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 16,160 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 16,386 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 16,574 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 16,864 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 17,004 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 17,225 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 17,374 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 17,417 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 17,914 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 18,425 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 18,952 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 19,531 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 20,189 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 20,513 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 20,556 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 20,663 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 20,777 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 20,529 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 20,516 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 20,589 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 20,502 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 20,451 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 20,465 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 20,623 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 20,687 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 20,616 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 20,630 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 19,897 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 19,966 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 20,469 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 20,940 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 21,366 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 21,735 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 22,007 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 22,413 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 22,326 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 23,535 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 24,041 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 24,520 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 24,356 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 24,037 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 23,793 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 23,705 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 23,463 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 23,235 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 23,139 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 23,055 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23,210 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 22,835 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 22,869 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 23,088 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 23,579 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 25,625 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 26,173 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 26,019 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 26,350 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 26,525 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,054 1000 ha | 15,858 1000 ha | 16,386 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,728 1000 ha | 16,574 1000 ha | 19,531 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,529 1000 ha | 20,189 1000 ha | 20,777 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,566 1000 ha | 19,897 1000 ha | 21,366 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,276 1000 ha | 21,735 1000 ha | 24,520 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,218 1000 ha | 22,835 1000 ha | 23,705 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,138 1000 ha | 25,625 1000 ha | 26,525 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 184,888 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Permanent crops — area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 26,525 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 26,525 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,858 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for permanent crops — area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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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.