Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in North America
North America: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0127 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in North America, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in North America is 0.0127 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in North America peaked at 0.0252 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places North America 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.023 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0211 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0235 sq. km per person | 0.0223 sq. km per person | 0.0252 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0208 sq. km per person | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 0.0222 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0187 sq. km per person | 0.0178 sq. km per person | 0.0195 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0164 sq. km per person | 0.0154 sq. km per person | 0.0176 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0146 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 0.0131 sq. km per person | 0.0139 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0129 sq. km per person | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 0.013 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More agriculture & rural data for North America
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 256.06 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Rural population 74.83 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.3 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1578 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in North America?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in North America was 0.0127 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0252 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does North America rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- North America ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.