Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — South America

Arable land share in South America in 2023 — 6.9%. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2023 6.9% −0.14 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 7.04%2022
Period minimum 3.51%1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — South America, 1961–202334567819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3.51%1963: 3.62%1965: 3.74%1967: 3.91%1969: 4.06%1971: 4.17%1973: 4.36%1975: 4.53%1977: 4.88%1979: 5.21%1981: 5.45%1983: 5.57%1985: 5.74%1987: 5.63%1989: 5.49%1991: 5.34%1993: 5.2%1995: 5.13%1997: 5.23%1999: 5.33%2001: 5.41%2003: 5.58%2005: 5.88%2007: 6.14%2009: 6.12%2011: 6.46%2013: 6.59%2015: 6.74%2017: 6.8%2019: 6.87%2021: 7%2023: 6.9%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

South America 6.9%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.9 −0.14 pp
2022 7.04 +0.04 pp
2021 7 +0.06 pp
2020 6.95 +0.08 pp
2019 6.87 +0.04 pp
2018 6.82 +0.03 pp
2017 6.8 +0.06 pp
2016 6.74 −0 pp
2015 6.74 +0.12 pp
2014 6.61 +0.02 pp
2013 6.59 +0.04 pp
2012 6.55 +0.09 pp
2011 6.46 +0.11 pp
2010 6.36 +0.23 pp
2009 6.12 −0.01 pp
2008 6.13 −0.01 pp
2007 6.14 +0.13 pp
2006 6 +0.12 pp
2005 5.88 +0.15 pp
2004 5.73 +0.15 pp
2003 5.58 +0.15 pp
2002 5.43 +0.01 pp
2001 5.41 +0.02 pp
2000 5.4 +0.06 pp
1999 5.33 +0.04 pp
1998 5.3 +0.07 pp
1997 5.23 +0.06 pp
1996 5.17 +0.04 pp
1995 5.13 −0.03 pp
1994 5.16 −0.04 pp
1993 5.2 −0.07 pp
1992 5.27 −0.07 pp
1991 5.34 −0.07 pp
1990 5.41 −0.08 pp
1989 5.49 −0.08 pp
1988 5.57 −0.06 pp
1987 5.63 −0.07 pp
1986 5.7 −0.04 pp
1985 5.74 +0.1 pp
1984 5.64 +0.07 pp
1983 5.57 +0.06 pp
1982 5.51 +0.06 pp
1981 5.45 +0.07 pp
1980 5.38 +0.17 pp
1979 5.21 +0.17 pp
1978 5.04 +0.17 pp
1977 4.88 +0.17 pp
1976 4.71 +0.18 pp
1975 4.53 +0.08 pp
1974 4.45 +0.09 pp
1973 4.36 +0.08 pp
1972 4.28 +0.11 pp
1971 4.17 +0.07 pp
1970 4.1 +0.03 pp
1969 4.06 +0.04 pp
1968 4.03 +0.12 pp
1967 3.91 +0.07 pp
1966 3.84 +0.09 pp
1965 3.74 +0.06 pp
1964 3.68 +0.06 pp
1963 3.62 +0.06 pp
1962 3.57 +0.06 pp
1961 3.51

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.