Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Mercosur

Agricultural land in Mercosur in 2023 — 4,273,761 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 21.6%.

2023 4.27M km² −0.61% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.33M km²1985
Period minimum 3.52M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Mercosur, 1961–20233.5M3.75M4M4.25M4.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3,515,950 km²1963: 3,558,000 km²1965: 3,602,780 km²1967: 3,657,460 km²1969: 3,710,780 km²1971: 3,787,280 km²1973: 3,863,960 km²1975: 3,948,020 km²1977: 4,055,310 km²1979: 4,162,590 km²1981: 4,240,458 km²1983: 4,280,924 km²1985: 4,325,757 km²1987: 4,304,521 km²1989: 4,281,449 km²1991: 4,262,844 km²1993: 4,245,253 km²1995: 4,228,696 km²1997: 4,238,440 km²1999: 4,250,836 km²2001: 4,260,342 km²2003: 4,266,721 km²2005: 4,283,498 km²2007: 4,296,882 km²2009: 4,264,267 km²2011: 4,292,687 km²2013: 4,288,672 km²2015: 4,288,046 km²2017: 4,270,076 km²2019: 4,268,155 km²2021: 4,286,506 km²2023: 4,273,761 km²
Change over the period: +757,811 (+21.55%) Average annual rate: 0.32 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mercosur 4.27M km²
World 47.92M km²
Agricultural land — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 4.27M −26,275 −0.61%
2022 4.3M +13,531 +0.32%
2021 4.29M +6,151 +0.14%
2020 4.28M +12,200 +0.29%
2019 4.27M +10,951 +0.26%
2018 4.26M −12,872 −0.3%
2017 4.27M −4,912 −0.11%
2016 4.27M −13,058 −0.3%
2015 4.29M +7,199 +0.17%
2014 4.28M −7,825 −0.18%
2013 4.29M −6,156 −0.14%
2012 4.29M +2,141 +0.05%
2011 4.29M +2,139 +0.05%
2010 4.29M +26,281 +0.62%
2009 4.26M −16,454 −0.38%
2008 4.28M −16,161 −0.38%
2007 4.3M +7,464 +0.17%
2006 4.29M +5,920 +0.14%
2005 4.28M +10,938 +0.26%
2004 4.27M +5,839 +0.14%
2003 4.27M +624 +0.01%
2002 4.27M +5,756 +0.14%
2001 4.26M +4,644 +0.11%
2000 4.26M +4,863 +0.11%
1999 4.25M +5,321 +0.13%
1998 4.25M +7,074 +0.17%
1997 4.24M +5,390 +0.13%
1996 4.23M +4,355 +0.1%
1995 4.23M −7,747 −0.18%
1994 4.24M −8,810 −0.21%
1993 4.25M −7,882 −0.19%
1992 4.25M −9,709 −0.23%
1991 4.26M −8,060 −0.19%
1990 4.27M −10,544 −0.25%
1989 4.28M −10,037 −0.23%
1988 4.29M −13,036 −0.3%
1987 4.3M −13,178 −0.31%
1986 4.32M −8,057 −0.19%
1985 4.33M +19,515 +0.45%
1984 4.31M +25,318 +0.59%
1983 4.28M +20,278 +0.48%
1982 4.26M +20,188 +0.48%
1981 4.24M +26,136 +0.62%
1980 4.21M +51,732 +1.24%
1979 4.16M +56,090 +1.37%
1978 4.11M +51,190 +1.26%
1977 4.06M +56,110 +1.4%
1976 4M +51,180 +1.3%
1975 3.95M +42,060 +1.08%
1974 3.91M +42,000 +1.09%
1973 3.86M +35,850 +0.94%
1972 3.83M +40,830 +1.08%
1971 3.79M +39,850 +1.06%
1970 3.75M +36,650 +0.99%
1969 3.71M +20,990 +0.57%
1968 3.69M +32,330 +0.88%
1967 3.66M +25,080 +0.69%
1966 3.63M +29,600 +0.82%
1965 3.6M +22,210 +0.62%
1964 3.58M +22,570 +0.63%
1963 3.56M +20,050 +0.57%
1962 3.54M +22,000 +0.63%
1961 3.52M

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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