Arable land in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arable land was 0.2366 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2366 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
9th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.3943 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2366 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.2366 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3943 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2366 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3943 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3882 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3821 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3765 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3702 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3667 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3628 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3623 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3556 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3463 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3426 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3419 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3394 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3359 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3339 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3371 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3399 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3418 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3427 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3445 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3406 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3374 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3349 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3312 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3295 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3214 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3152 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3077 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3009 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2952 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.289 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.282 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2754 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2692 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2646 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2619 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2606 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.259 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2572 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2548 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.253 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2507 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2536 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2538 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2557 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.257 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2585 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2538 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2495 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2539 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2532 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.253 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2511 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2483 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2493 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2438 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2422 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2406 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2453 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2452 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2432 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2366 hectares per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3732 hectares per person | 0.3556 hectares per person | 0.3943 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3402 hectares per person | 0.3339 hectares per person | 0.3463 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3263 hectares per person | 0.3009 hectares per person | 0.3445 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2714 hectares per person | 0.2572 hectares per person | 0.2952 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.254 hectares per person | 0.2495 hectares per person | 0.2585 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2482 hectares per person | 0.2406 hectares per person | 0.2539 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2426 hectares per person | 0.2366 hectares per person | 0.2453 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 6 Russian Federation 0.8458 hectares per person compare
- 7 Lithuania 0.802 hectares per person compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 0.7613 hectares per person compare
- 9 Latvia 0.722 hectares per person compare
- 10 Niger 0.6766 hectares per person compare
- 11 Paraguay 0.6664 hectares per person compare
- 12 Uruguay 0.6492 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.186 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)
- Rural population 116.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 761.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Arable land in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.2366 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3943 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2366 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for arable land?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.