Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.3353 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3353 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
35th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.342 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0.2834 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.3353 sq. km per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.342 sq. km per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2834 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1961.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2834 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2853 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2872 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2891 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2908 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2924 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2939 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2958 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2971 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2993 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3024 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3053 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3078 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3103 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3129 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3162 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3198 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3231 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3263 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3296 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3314 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3329 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3358 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3378 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3393 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3395 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3398 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3398 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3399 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.34 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.34 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3394 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3392 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3387 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3383 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3388 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3394 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3407 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3412 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3408 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3395 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3398 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3399 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3405 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3412 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3413 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.342 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3394 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3381 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3393 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3387 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3391 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3394 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3375 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3382 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3372 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3358 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3351 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3354 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3385 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3386 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3376 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3353 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2906 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2834 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2971 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3123 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2993 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3263 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3366 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3296 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3399 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3396 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3383 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3412 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3403 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3381 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.342 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3376 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3351 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3394 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3375 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3353 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3386 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 32 Malawi 0.6417 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 33 Eritrea 0.6265 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 34 Gambia 0.6265 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 35 Tunisia 0.6244 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cuba 0.6167 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 37 Ireland 0.6081 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 38 Sudan 0.6031 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 477.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 116.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 761.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6002 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.3353 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.342 sq. km per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2834 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.