Agricultural land share — all countries

Agricultural land share — North America

Agricultural land share in North America in 2023 — 26.67%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.43 pp.

2023 26.67% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 28.1%1961
Period minimum 26.09%2007

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — North America, 1961–20232627282919611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 28.1%1963: 27.82%1965: 27.56%1967: 27.52%1969: 27.52%1971: 27.59%1973: 27.34%1975: 27.22%1977: 27.21%1979: 27.05%1981: 27%1983: 27.17%1985: 27.17%1987: 26.92%1989: 26.94%1991: 26.95%1993: 26.72%1995: 26.56%1997: 26.27%1999: 26.22%2001: 26.27%2003: 26.2%2005: 26.18%2007: 26.09%2009: 26.27%2011: 26.43%2013: 26.59%2015: 26.69%2017: 26.78%2019: 26.65%2021: 26.74%2023: 26.67%
Change over the period: −1.43 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America

North America 26.67%
World 36.93%
Agricultural land share — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 26.67 −0.01 pp
2022 26.68 −0.06 pp
2021 26.74 +0.19 pp
2020 26.55 −0.09 pp
2019 26.65 −0.07 pp
2018 26.72 −0.06 pp
2017 26.78 +0.04 pp
2016 26.75 +0.05 pp
2015 26.69 +0.05 pp
2014 26.64 +0.05 pp
2013 26.59 +0.05 pp
2012 26.54 +0.12 pp
2011 26.43 +0.08 pp
2010 26.35 +0.08 pp
2009 26.27 +0.08 pp
2008 26.19 +0.1 pp
2007 26.09 −0.03 pp
2006 26.12 −0.06 pp
2005 26.18 −0.01 pp
2004 26.19 −0.01 pp
2003 26.2 −0.01 pp
2002 26.21 −0.06 pp
2001 26.27 +0.03 pp
2000 26.24 +0.03 pp
1999 26.22 −0.04 pp
1998 26.25 −0.02 pp
1997 26.27 −0.08 pp
1996 26.35 −0.22 pp
1995 26.56 −0.06 pp
1994 26.62 −0.1 pp
1993 26.72 −0.14 pp
1992 26.86 −0.09 pp
1991 26.95 +0.01 pp
1990 26.94 +0.01 pp
1989 26.94 +0.01 pp
1988 26.93 +0.01 pp
1987 26.92 −0.24 pp
1986 27.16 −0 pp
1985 27.17 −0 pp
1984 27.17 −0 pp
1983 27.17 −0 pp
1982 27.18 +0.17 pp
1981 27 −0.02 pp
1980 27.03 −0.02 pp
1979 27.05 −0.02 pp
1978 27.07 −0.14 pp
1977 27.21 −0.01 pp
1976 27.22 +0 pp
1975 27.22 +0 pp
1974 27.22 −0.13 pp
1973 27.34 −0.12 pp
1972 27.46 −0.13 pp
1971 27.59 −0.14 pp
1970 27.72 +0.21 pp
1969 27.52 −0.03 pp
1968 27.54 +0.02 pp
1967 27.52 −0.02 pp
1966 27.55 −0.01 pp
1965 27.56 −0.15 pp
1964 27.71 −0.11 pp
1963 27.82 −0.12 pp
1962 27.93 −0.17 pp
1961 28.1

About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.