Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in South America
South America: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 67,514 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in South America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in South America is 67,514 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in South America peaked at 69,147 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 65,781 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places South America 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68,323 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 67,686 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 67,915 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67,965 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 68,285 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 68,261 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 69,147 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 68,915 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68,864 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 68,975 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 68,659 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 67,968 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 68,242 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68,296 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 67,842 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 67,624 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 66,181 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 65,781 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 65,814 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66,133 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 66,990 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 67,907 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 67,568 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 67,514 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68,373 1000 ha | 67,686 1000 ha | 69,147 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 67,538 1000 ha | 65,781 1000 ha | 68,975 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,222 1000 ha | 66,133 1000 ha | 67,907 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 8 Egypt 92,423 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 59.3 1000 ha compare
- 9 Niger 87,268 1000 ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 26.84 1000 ha compare
- 10 Mauritania 87,105 1000 ha compare
- 10 Polynesia 16.24 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mali 73,085 1000 ha compare
- 11 Micronesia 7.56 1000 ha compare
- 12 Chad 69,462 1000 ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.92 1000 ha compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.69 1000 ha compare
- 13 Mongolia 47,327 1000 ha compare
- 14 Canada 44,381 1000 ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 3.55 1000 ha 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)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 modis in South America?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in South America was 67,514 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 69,147 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,781 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does South America rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- South America ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 MODIS. 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.