Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per was 22,547 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 22,547 current US$ per square kilometre for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 22,547 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,727 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1982.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 45 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.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4,943 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 3,727 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1983 | 4,003 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 4,381 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 4,195 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 4,301 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 4,301 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,948 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 5,094 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 5,162 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 5,389 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 5,617 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 5,998 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 7,628 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 6,958 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 7,367 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 7,742 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 7,688 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 6,350 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 6,432 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 6,042 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 5,939 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 6,518 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 7,113 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 7,874 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 8,798 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 10,630 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 12,542 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 11,398 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 14,055 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 16,761 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 15,845 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 16,885 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 16,896 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 14,281 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 15,337 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 16,204 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 15,213 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 14,945 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 15,154 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 18,616 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 20,224 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 22,547 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,433 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,727 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,094 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 6,590 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,162 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,742 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,329 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,939 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,542 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,642 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,055 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,896 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,135 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,154 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,547 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 24 Switzerland 143,201 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Albania 139,526 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Rwanda 138,866 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Philippines 137,790 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Hong Kong, China 137,573 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 China 134,077 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Haiti 125,738 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 497.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.1% (2025)
- Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 22,547 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 22,547 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,727 current US$ per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) 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.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) 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.