Cropland organic soils — Area in Americas
Americas: Cropland organic soils — Area was 2.38 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — area in Americas is 2.38 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Americas peaked at 2.38 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million ha, in 1990.
That places Americas 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.25 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.26 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.25 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.28 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.29 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.29 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.30 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.32 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.34 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.34 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.34 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.34 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.36 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.35 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.35 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.35 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.34 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.34 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.34 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.34 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.34 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.34 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.35 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.35 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.35 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.37 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.37 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.37 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.38 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.38 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.38 million ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.27 million ha | 2.25 million ha | 2.32 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 million ha | 2.34 million ha | 2.36 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 million ha | 2.34 million ha | 2.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 million ha | 2.37 million ha | 2.38 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Americas?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Americas was 2.38 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million ha in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.