Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — North America

Arable land share in North America in 2023 — 10.58%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.41 pp.

2023 10.58% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 12.65%1986
Period minimum 10.58%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — North America, 1961–20231011121319611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 11.99%1963: 11.96%1965: 11.86%1967: 11.74%1969: 12.56%1971: 12.51%1973: 12.46%1975: 12.44%1977: 12.47%1979: 12.62%1981: 12.65%1983: 12.62%1985: 12.64%1987: 12.54%1989: 12.53%1991: 12.52%1993: 12.35%1995: 12.3%1997: 12.07%1999: 11.95%2001: 11.94%2003: 11.64%2005: 11.36%2007: 11.07%2009: 10.88%2011: 10.69%2013: 10.67%2015: 10.75%2017: 10.82%2019: 10.7%2021: 10.65%2023: 10.58%
Change over the period: −1.41 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 10.58%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.58 −0.01 pp
2022 10.59 −0.06 pp
2021 10.65 +0.04 pp
2020 10.61 −0.09 pp
2019 10.7 −0.07 pp
2018 10.77 −0.05 pp
2017 10.82 +0.03 pp
2016 10.79 +0.04 pp
2015 10.75 +0.04 pp
2014 10.71 +0.04 pp
2013 10.67 +0.04 pp
2012 10.62 −0.06 pp
2011 10.69 −0.1 pp
2010 10.79 −0.1 pp
2009 10.88 −0.1 pp
2008 10.98 −0.09 pp
2007 11.07 −0.15 pp
2006 11.22 −0.14 pp
2005 11.36 −0.14 pp
2004 11.5 −0.14 pp
2003 11.64 −0.14 pp
2002 11.78 −0.16 pp
2001 11.94 −0 pp
2000 11.94 −0.01 pp
1999 11.95 −0.07 pp
1998 12.02 −0.05 pp
1997 12.07 −0.07 pp
1996 12.14 −0.16 pp
1995 12.3 −0.01 pp
1994 12.3 −0.05 pp
1993 12.35 −0.07 pp
1992 12.43 −0.09 pp
1991 12.52 −0.01 pp
1990 12.53 −0.01 pp
1989 12.53 −0.01 pp
1988 12.54 −0 pp
1987 12.54 −0.11 pp
1986 12.65 +0.01 pp
1985 12.64 +0.01 pp
1984 12.63 +0.01 pp
1983 12.62 +0.01 pp
1982 12.61 −0.04 pp
1981 12.65 +0.02 pp
1980 12.64 +0.02 pp
1979 12.62 +0.02 pp
1978 12.61 +0.14 pp
1977 12.47 +0.02 pp
1976 12.45 +0.01 pp
1975 12.44 +0.01 pp
1974 12.44 −0.03 pp
1973 12.46 −0.02 pp
1972 12.48 −0.03 pp
1971 12.51 −0.03 pp
1970 12.54 −0.02 pp
1969 12.56 +0.46 pp
1968 12.1 +0.36 pp
1967 11.74 −0.06 pp
1966 11.8 −0.05 pp
1965 11.86 −0.04 pp
1964 11.89 −0.07 pp
1963 11.96 +0.15 pp
1962 11.81 −0.18 pp
1961 11.99

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

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

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