Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 4.24 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 4.24 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land 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 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 4.24 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.72 %, in 1968.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.79 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.78 % | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.77 % | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.76 % | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.74 % | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.74 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.73 % | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 2.72 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.75 % | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 2.76 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 2.78 % | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.79 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.77 % | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 2.82 % | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.87 % | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.93 % | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.99 % | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 3.06 % | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 3.1 % | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 3.09 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.08 % | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 3.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.03 % | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 3.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.04 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.03 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.02 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.04 % | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.06 % | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.05 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.06 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.95 % | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.96 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.03 % | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.1 % | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.15 % | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.21 % | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.26 % | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.32 % | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.31 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.48 % | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 3.55 % | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.62 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.59 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.57 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.54 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.52 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.49 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.46 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.44 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.45 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.47 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.42 % | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.44 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.48 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.63 % | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 4 % | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 4.18 % | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 4.19 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.21 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.24 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.75 % | 2.72 % | 2.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.83 % | 2.76 % | 2.99 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.06 % | 3.02 % | 3.1 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 % | 2.95 % | 3.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.45 % | 3.21 % | 3.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 % | 3.42 % | 3.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 % | 4 % | 4.24 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 6 Seychelles 90.28 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 23.4 % compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 88.7 % compare
- 8 Malaysia 86.11 % compare
- 9 French Polynesia 85.81 % compare
- 9 Türkiye 9.83 % compare
- 10 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 79.41 % compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 69.91 % compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 69.49 % compare
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)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean was 4.24 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 % in 1968.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.