Land area in Americas
Americas: Land area was 3.85 million ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3.85 million ha th
Rank
3rd
of 38 groups
All-time high
3.87 million ha th
in 2000
All-time low
3.85 million ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Americas, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Americas recorded 3.85 million ha th for land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Americas peaked at 3.87 million ha th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.85 million ha th, in 2025.
Americas ranks 3rd of 38 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.87 million ha th | 3.87 million ha th | 3.87 million ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.87 million ha th | 3.87 million ha th | 3.87 million ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.87 million ha th | 3.87 million ha th | 3.87 million ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.86 million ha th | 3.85 million ha th | 3.87 million ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Russian Federation 1.64 million ha th compare
- 2 China (People's Republic of) 942,470 ha th compare
- 3 Canada 878,870 ha th compare
- 4 Brazil 835,814 ha th compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 795,537 ha th compare
- 6 Australia 769,202 ha th compare
More development goals data for Americas
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 661.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,134 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 464 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 444 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 197 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 516 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 682 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 705 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.02 ltpureal (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 20.69 billion tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Americas?
- Land area in Americas was 3.85 million ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 million ha th in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 million ha th in 2025.
- How does Americas rank for land area?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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