Arable land — all countries

Arable land — North America

Arable land in North America in 2023 — 189,714,825 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 12.7%.

2023 190M ha −0.1% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 229M ha1986
Period minimum 190M ha2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — North America, 1961–2023180M190M200M210M220M230M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 217,240,400 ha1963: 216,834,300 ha1965: 214,910,400 ha1967: 212,785,400 ha1969: 227,678,300 ha1971: 226,708,300 ha1973: 225,862,300 ha1975: 225,528,300 ha1977: 226,008,300 ha1979: 228,771,300 ha1981: 229,333,300 ha1983: 228,743,300 ha1985: 229,143,300 ha1987: 227,268,300 ha1989: 227,115,900 ha1991: 226,920,510 ha1993: 223,896,300 ha1995: 222,890,600 ha1997: 218,677,800 ha1999: 216,517,000 ha2001: 216,411,200 ha2003: 211,008,275 ha2005: 205,893,599 ha2007: 200,673,054 ha2009: 197,123,811 ha2011: 193,581,991 ha2013: 193,200,971 ha2015: 194,735,764 ha2017: 195,937,136 ha2019: 193,741,130 ha2021: 190,970,860 ha2023: 189,714,825 ha
Change over the period: −27.53M (−12.67%) Average annual rate: -0.22 %

Comparison, 2023

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

North America 190M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Arable land — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 190M −185,700 −0.1%
2022 190M −1.07M −0.56%
2021 191M −1.17M −0.61%
2020 192M −1.6M −0.83%
2019 194M −1.25M −0.64%
2018 195M −941,888 −0.48%
2017 196M +491,818 +0.25%
2016 195M +709,554 +0.36%
2015 195M +743,122 +0.38%
2014 194M +791,671 +0.41%
2013 193M +762,950 +0.4%
2012 192M −1.14M −0.59%
2011 194M −1.77M −0.91%
2010 195M −1.77M −0.9%
2009 197M −1.79M −0.9%
2008 199M −1.76M −0.88%
2007 201M −2.73M −1.34%
2006 203M −2.49M −1.21%
2005 206M −2.57M −1.23%
2004 208M −2.55M −1.21%
2003 211M −2.58M −1.21%
2002 214M −2.82M −1.3%
2001 216M −37,400 −0.02%
2000 216M −68,400 −0.03%
1999 217M −1.28M −0.59%
1998 218M −878,400 −0.4%
1997 219M −1.28M −0.58%
1996 220M −2.93M −1.31%
1995 223M −98,300 −0.04%
1994 223M −907,400 −0.41%
1993 224M −1.33M −0.59%
1992 225M −1.69M −0.75%
1991 227M −95,990 −0.04%
1990 227M −99,400 −0.04%
1989 227M −99,400 −0.04%
1988 227M −53,000 −0.02%
1987 227M −2.08M −0.91%
1986 229M +201,000 +0.09%
1985 229M +200,000 +0.09%
1984 229M +200,000 +0.09%
1983 229M +200,000 +0.09%
1982 229M −790,000 −0.34%
1981 229M +282,000 +0.12%
1980 229M +280,000 +0.12%
1979 229M +280,000 +0.12%
1978 228M +2.48M +1.1%
1977 226M +360,000 +0.16%
1976 226M +120,000 +0.05%
1975 226M +122,000 +0.05%
1974 225M −456,000 −0.2%
1973 226M −373,000 −0.16%
1972 226M −473,000 −0.21%
1971 227M −529,000 −0.23%
1970 227M −441,000 −0.19%
1969 228M +8.31M +3.79%
1968 219M +6.58M +3.09%
1967 213M −1.15M −0.54%
1966 214M −975,000 −0.45%
1965 215M −641,000 −0.3%
1964 216M −1.28M −0.59%
1963 217M +2.8M +1.31%
1962 214M −3.21M −1.48%
1961 217M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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