What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0263 sq. km per person in 1961.

What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 sq. km per person in 2023.

How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0102 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0102 sq. km per person

Change on year

down 1.3%

Rank

7th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0263 sq. km per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0102 sq. km per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0102 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita 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 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0263 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0102 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.0263 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.0257 sq. km per person	-2.2%
1963	0.0251 sq. km per person	-2.2%
1964	0.0246 sq. km per person	-2.2%
1965	0.0241 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1966	0.0236 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1967	0.0231 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1968	0.0226 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1969	0.0221 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1970	0.0217 sq. km per person	-1.8%
1971	0.0214 sq. km per person	-1.5%
1972	0.0211 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1973	0.0207 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1974	0.0204 sq. km per person	-1.5%
1975	0.0201 sq. km per person	-1.5%
1976	0.0199 sq. km per person	-1.3%
1977	0.0196 sq. km per person	-1.3%
1978	0.0193 sq. km per person	-1.4%
1979	0.0191 sq. km per person	-1.4%
1980	0.0188 sq. km per person	-1.3%
1981	0.0185 sq. km per person	-1.7%
1982	0.0182 sq. km per person	-1.8%
1983	0.0179 sq. km per person	-1.4%
1984	0.0176 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1985	0.0173 sq. km per person	-1.7%
1986	0.017 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1987	0.0166 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1988	0.0163 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1989	0.016 sq. km per person	-1.9%
1990	0.0157 sq. km per person	-1.9%
1991	0.0154 sq. km per person	-1.9%
1992	0.0151 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1993	0.0148 sq. km per person	-1.9%
1994	0.0145 sq. km per person	-1.9%
1995	0.0143 sq. km per person	-1.8%
1996	0.0141 sq. km per person	-1.5%
1997	0.0138 sq. km per person	-1.5%
1998	0.0137 sq. km per person	-1.4%
1999	0.0135 sq. km per person	-1.4%
2000	0.0132 sq. km per person	-1.5%
2001	0.013 sq. km per person	-1.8%
2002	0.0128 sq. km per person	-1.2%
2003	0.0127 sq. km per person	-1.3%
2004	0.0126 sq. km per person	-1.0%
2005	0.0124 sq. km per person	-1.1%
2006	0.0123 sq. km per person	-1.2%
2007	0.0121 sq. km per person	-1.0%
2008	0.0119 sq. km per person	-1.9%
2009	0.0117 sq. km per person	-1.5%
2010	0.0116 sq. km per person	-0.9%
2011	0.0115 sq. km per person	-1.3%
2012	0.0114 sq. km per person	-1.1%
2013	0.0112 sq. km per person	-1.0%
2014	0.0111 sq. km per person	-1.6%
2015	0.011 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2016	0.0108 sq. km per person	-1.3%
2017	0.0107 sq. km per person	-1.4%
2018	0.0105 sq. km per person	-1.2%
2019	0.0104 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2020	0.0105 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2021	0.0104 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2022	0.0103 sq. km per person	-0.9%
2023	0.0102 sq. km per person	-1.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0241 sq. km per person	0.0221 sq. km per person	0.0263 sq. km per person	9
1970s	0.0203 sq. km per person	0.0191 sq. km per person	0.0217 sq. km per person	10
1980s	0.0174 sq. km per person	0.016 sq. km per person	0.0188 sq. km per person	10
1990s	0.0145 sq. km per person	0.0135 sq. km per person	0.0157 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.0125 sq. km per person	0.0117 sq. km per person	0.0132 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.011 sq. km per person	0.0104 sq. km per person	0.0116 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.0103 sq. km per person	0.0102 sq. km per person	0.0105 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

4 Kazakhstan 0.1054 sq. km per person compare
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

See the full ranking of 258 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 497.31 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.1% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
Rural population 18.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 763.37 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5917 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0102 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0263 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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

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Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 258 places, 16,016 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

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.