Agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of GDP was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1974 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1975 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 16 Yemen 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Turkmenistan 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Zambia 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Guinea 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Bolivia 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- 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)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.