Agricultural land in North America
Agricultural land made up 26.7% of the land area of North America in 2023.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2023
26.7%
Change from 2022
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Agricultural land in North America over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.7% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 26.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 26.6%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 36.9%.
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Cereal yield
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Agriculture share of GDP
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Capture fisheries production
4,895,851 tonnes
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Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
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Food production index
100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
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