Land area in South America
South America: Land area was 1.75 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.75 million
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.75 million
in 1990
All-time low
1.75 million
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in South America, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in South America is 1.75 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in South America peaked at 1.75 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.75 million, in 2025.
South America ranks 10th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land area in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.75 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.75 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.75 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.75 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near South America
More development goals data for South America
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,476 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 817.14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 290 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 283 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 138 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 224 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 329 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 338 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 7.73 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 2,822 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in South America?
- Land area in South America was 1.75 million in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 million in 2025.
- How does South America rank for land area?
- South America ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America 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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