Permanent crops — Area in South America
South America: Permanent crops — Area was 17,897 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South America recorded 17,897 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in South America peaked at 18,392 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12,201 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places South America 14th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,259 1000 ha | 12,201 1000 ha | 12,338 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,446 1000 ha | 12,546 1000 ha | 15,061 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,439 1000 ha | 15,160 1000 ha | 15,732 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,941 1000 ha | 14,202 1000 ha | 15,652 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,301 1000 ha | 15,964 1000 ha | 18,392 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,578 1000 ha | 15,942 1000 ha | 17,354 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,625 1000 ha | 17,197 1000 ha | 17,897 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 9.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 23.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.89 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.69 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 9.55 million t (2024)
- Land area — Area 1.75 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.78 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 69.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 720,788 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in South America?
- Permanent crops — area in South America was 17,897 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 18,392 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,201 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does South America rank for permanent crops — area?
- South America ranks 14th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 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.