Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.01 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.01 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0253 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.01 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0233 sq. km per person | 0.0214 sq. km per person | 0.0253 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 0.0185 sq. km per person | 0.021 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.017 sq. km per person | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 0.0183 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 0.013 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 sq. km per person | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 5 Botswana 0.1043 sq. km per person compare
- 6 Mauritania 0.0791 sq. km per person compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.0537 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 0.0515 sq. km per person compare
- 9 Greenland 0.0428 sq. km per person compare
- 10 Iceland 0.0425 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Uruguay 0.042 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 502.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 123.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 754.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5943 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.01 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0253 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.