What is the highest arable land recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.4058 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2301 hectares per person in 2023.

How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for arable land?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is arable land rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Arable land in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Arable land in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: 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)
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Arable land was 0.2301 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2301 hectares per person

Change on year

down 2.6%

Rank

10th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.4058 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.2301 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.2301 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.4058 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2301 hectares per person, in 2023.

That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 10th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Arable land (hectares per person) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1961	0.4058 hectares per person	—
1962	0.3988 hectares per person	-1.7%
1963	0.3919 hectares per person	-1.8%
1964	0.385 hectares per person	-1.7%
1965	0.379 hectares per person	-1.6%
1966	0.3752 hectares per person	-1.0%
1967	0.3702 hectares per person	-1.3%
1968	0.3682 hectares per person	-0.5%
1969	0.3612 hectares per person	-1.9%
1970	0.3504 hectares per person	-3.0%
1971	0.3467 hectares per person	-1.1%
1972	0.3446 hectares per person	-0.6%
1973	0.3415 hectares per person	-0.9%
1974	0.3385 hectares per person	-0.9%
1975	0.3353 hectares per person	-0.9%
1976	0.3377 hectares per person	+0.7%
1977	0.3397 hectares per person	+0.6%
1978	0.3409 hectares per person	+0.3%
1979	0.3412 hectares per person	+0.1%
1980	0.3425 hectares per person	+0.4%
1981	0.3381 hectares per person	-1.3%
1982	0.3341 hectares per person	-1.2%
1983	0.3313 hectares per person	-0.9%
1984	0.3274 hectares per person	-1.2%
1985	0.3253 hectares per person	-0.6%
1986	0.3169 hectares per person	-2.6%
1987	0.3098 hectares per person	-2.2%
1988	0.3023 hectares per person	-2.4%
1989	0.2955 hectares per person	-2.2%
1990	0.2892 hectares per person	-2.1%
1991	0.2828 hectares per person	-2.2%
1992	0.2751 hectares per person	-2.7%
1993	0.2682 hectares per person	-2.5%
1994	0.262 hectares per person	-2.3%
1995	0.2571 hectares per person	-1.9%
1996	0.2546 hectares per person	-1.0%
1997	0.253 hectares per person	-0.6%
1998	0.2516 hectares per person	-0.6%
1999	0.2494 hectares per person	-0.9%
2000	0.2473 hectares per person	-0.9%
2001	0.245 hectares per person	-0.9%
2002	0.2424 hectares per person	-1.1%
2003	0.245 hectares per person	+1.1%
2004	0.2453 hectares per person	+0.1%
2005	0.2471 hectares per person	+0.7%
2006	0.2482 hectares per person	+0.4%
2007	0.2498 hectares per person	+0.6%
2008	0.246 hectares per person	-1.5%
2009	0.2427 hectares per person	-1.4%
2010	0.2467 hectares per person	+1.7%
2011	0.2468 hectares per person	+0.0%
2012	0.2464 hectares per person	-0.1%
2013	0.2448 hectares per person	-0.6%
2014	0.2424 hectares per person	-1.0%
2015	0.2435 hectares per person	+0.4%
2016	0.2407 hectares per person	-1.1%
2017	0.2377 hectares per person	-1.2%
2018	0.2359 hectares per person	-0.8%
2019	0.234 hectares per person	-0.8%
2020	0.2383 hectares per person	+1.8%
2021	0.2384 hectares per person	+0.0%
2022	0.2362 hectares per person	-0.9%
2023	0.2301 hectares per person	-2.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3817 hectares per person	0.3612 hectares per person	0.4058 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.3416 hectares per person	0.3353 hectares per person	0.3504 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.3223 hectares per person	0.2955 hectares per person	0.3425 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.2643 hectares per person	0.2494 hectares per person	0.2892 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.2459 hectares per person	0.2424 hectares per person	0.2498 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.2419 hectares per person	0.234 hectares per person	0.2468 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.2358 hectares per person	0.2301 hectares per person	0.2384 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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
13 Belarus 0.6066 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (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)
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.1% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 763.37 current US$ per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Arable land in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.2301 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.4058 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2301 hectares per person in 2023.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for arable land?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is arable land rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.