Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in South America
South America: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 3.59 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in South America stood at 3.59 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in South America peaked at 3.59 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6 %, in 1969.
South America ranks 14th 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 South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.72 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.7 % | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.68 % | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.67 % | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.65 % | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.64 % | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 2.62 % | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.61 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.6 % | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 2.62 % | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.61 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.67 % | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.73 % | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.79 % | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.85 % | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 2.91 % | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 2.9 % | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.89 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.81 % | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.8 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.79 % | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.78 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.64 % | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 2.65 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.73 % | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.81 % | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.9 % | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.95 % | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.02 % | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.09 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.15 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.24 % | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.32 % | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4 % | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.34 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.29 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.25 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.21 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.15 % | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.1 % | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.05 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.04 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.96 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.18 % | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 3.37 % | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.57 % | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 3.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.56 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.59 % | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 % | 2.6 % | 2.72 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.67 % | 2.61 % | 2.85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.85 % | 2.79 % | 2.91 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 % | 2.64 % | 2.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2 % | 2.95 % | 3.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 % | 2.96 % | 3.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 % | 3.37 % | 3.59 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 11 Solomon Islands 69.91 % compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 69.49 % compare
- 13 Dominica 69.39 % compare
- 14 Samoa 64.18 % compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 62.99 % compare
- 16 Vanuatu 61.65 % compare
- 17 Niue 58.33 % compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 6.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in South America?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in South America was 3.59 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 % in 1969.
- How does South America rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- South America ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 — 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.