Permanent crops — Area in Northern America

Northern America: Permanent crops — Area was 3,353 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,353 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
25th
of 36 groups
All-time high
3,353 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
1,829 1000 ha
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent crops — Area in Northern America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 3,353 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Northern America peaked at 3,353 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,829 1000 ha, in 1977.

That places Northern America 25th 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 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,932 1000 ha 1,854 1000 ha 1,981 1000 ha 9
1970s 1,860 1000 ha 1,829 1000 ha 1,957 1000 ha 10
1980s 2,103 1000 ha 1,957 1000 ha 2,187 1000 ha 10
1990s 2,482 1000 ha 2,236 1000 ha 2,712 1000 ha 10
2000s 2,849 1000 ha 2,758 1000 ha 2,907 1000 ha 10
2010s 3,068 1000 ha 2,929 1000 ha 3,230 1000 ha 10
2020s 3,331 1000 ha 3,279 1000 ha 3,353 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 22 United Republic of Tanzania 2,198 1000 ha compare
  2. 23 Tunisia 2,119 1000 ha compare
  3. 24 Argentina 2,094 1000 ha compare
  4. 25 Ethiopia 2,057 1000 ha compare
  5. 26 Russian Federation 2,011 1000 ha compare
  6. 27 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,994 1000 ha compare
  7. 28 Morocco 1,932 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent crops — area in Northern America?
Permanent crops — area in Northern America was 3,353 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 3,353 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,829 1000 ha in 1977.
How does Northern America rank for permanent crops — area?
Northern America ranks 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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

Indicator
Permanent crops — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,814 data points, 1961–2024
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