Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in South America
South America: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 42,716 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in South America, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in South America stood at 42,716 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in South America peaked at 46,388 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 42,716 1000 ha, in 2022.
South America ranks 11th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,660 1000 ha | 45,482 1000 ha | 46,030 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 46,211 1000 ha | 45,993 1000 ha | 46,388 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,428 1000 ha | 43,627 1000 ha | 46,013 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,976 1000 ha | 42,716 1000 ha | 43,279 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in South America?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in South America was 42,716 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 46,388 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,716 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does South America rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- South America ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.