Permanent crops — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Permanent crops — Area was 3,353 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Northern America, 1961–2024
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 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,964 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,981 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1,954 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 1,958 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1,958 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,932 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1,906 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 1,880 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 1,854 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 1,848 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1,842 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,838 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,834 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1,831 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,832 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,833 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,829 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,957 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 1,957 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,957 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,958 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 2,126 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 2,128 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2,130 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2,132 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2,135 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2,137 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,139 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 2,187 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 2,236 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 2,285 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 2,343 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 2,401 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 2,459 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2,518 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2,577 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 2,622 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2,667 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2,712 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,758 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,802 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,895 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2,901 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,869 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,861 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,773 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,860 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2,868 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,907 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,929 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,944 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,983 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3,014 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3,017 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,070 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3,154 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3,182 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,161 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3,230 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3,279 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 3,335 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,352 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3,335 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3,353 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 26.46 kg/ha (2024)
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 32 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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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.