Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.3287 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3287 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
36th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.338 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0.2829 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.3287 sq. km per square kilometre for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.338 sq. km per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2829 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1961.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2829 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2848 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2865 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2884 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2901 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2917 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2931 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.295 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2963 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2985 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3014 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3043 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3068 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3093 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.312 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3152 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3186 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3217 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3246 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3277 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3293 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3306 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3332 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3351 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3365 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3366 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3368 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3367 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3367 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3366 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3366 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.336 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3356 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3352 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3347 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3351 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3356 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3368 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3371 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3369 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3357 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3361 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3361 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3369 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3375 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3374 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.338 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3355 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3342 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3349 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3342 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3343 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3345 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3325 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.333 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3318 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3293 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3294 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3319 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3318 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3308 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3287 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2899 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2829 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2963 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3113 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2985 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3246 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3339 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3277 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3368 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3359 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3347 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3371 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3364 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3342 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.338 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3324 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3293 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3349 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3308 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3287 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3319 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 39 India 0.6006 sq. km per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.3287 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.338 sq. km per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2829 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.