Environment in Americas 189 indicators covering environment for Americas. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 1.68 million 1000 ha 2022 down 0.5% 2nd Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 3,970 1000 ha 2022 down 0.7% 5th Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 647,099 1000 ha 2022 up 0.4% 2nd Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 52,148 1000 ha 2022 up 0.7% 4th Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC 229,205 1000 ha 2022 up 1.5% 3rd Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 105,175 1000 ha 2022 down 2.5% 9th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC 205,430 1000 ha 2022 down 0.0% 2nd Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC 199,597 1000 ha 2022 up 0.4% 2nd Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 26,302 1000 ha 2024 up 1.2% 3rd Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 304,126 1000 ha 2024 up 4.1% 3rd Grassland — Area from MODIS 933,931 1000 ha 2024 up 1.7% 2nd Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 2.09 million 1000 ha 2024 down 0.8% 2nd Mangroves — Area from MODIS 10,302 1000 ha 2024 down 9.0% 2nd Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 309,564 1000 ha 2024 down 0.3% 5th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 57,699 1000 ha 2024 down 2.5% 2nd Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 154,717 1000 ha 2024 down 3.4% 9th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 220,003 1000 ha 2024 down 0.4% 2nd Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 120,255 1000 ha 2024 down 0.7% 2nd Temporary crops — Area 290,596 1000 ha 2024 up 1.6% 3rd Temporary fallow — Area 31,876 1000 ha 2024 down 3.3% 5th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 14.82 million t 2024 up 16.2% 4th Mules and hinnies — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 — 4th Mules and hinnies — Share in total livestock 0.63 %LSU 2023 down 8.7% 4th Mules and hinnies — Stocks 3.48 million LSU 2023 down 2.1% 2nd Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 14,699 1000 ha 2024 up 48.5% 5th Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 1.33 % 2024 up 54.7% 12th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 164,199 million USD 2024 up 28.1% 8th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 prices 131,302 million USD 2024 up 6.4% 8th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 1.22 % 2024 down 12.9% 26th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.2739 2024 down 13.1% 14th Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production 683,685 TJ 2024 down 5.6% 11th Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 120,072 TJ 2024 down 69.0% 18th Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 — 10th Buffalo — Share in total livestock 0 %LSU 2023 — 20th Buffalo — Stocks 3,905 LSU 2023 up 6.7% 20th Bagasse — Energy production 1.92 million TJ 2024 up 15.8% 4th Bagasse — Energy consumption 877,421 TJ 2024 up 13.0% 4th Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 1.21 million 1000 USD 2008 up 95.2% 4th Biogases — Energy production 276,924 TJ 2024 up 22.1% 6th Gaseous biofuels — Energy production 276,924 TJ 2024 up 22.1% 6th Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 1.62 million 1000 USD 2008 up 142.7% 3rd Liquid biofuels — Energy production 3.25 million TJ 2024 up 48.6% 2nd Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption 3.04 million TJ 2024 up 47.0% 2nd Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 24,443 1000 ha 2019 — 5th Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 340,157 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 432,671 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 72,783 1000 ha 2019 — 4th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 149,203 1000 ha 2019 — 9th Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 153,296 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 19,310 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd Biogases — Energy consumption 4,722 TJ 2024 down 80.2% 16th Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 4,722 TJ 2024 down 80.2% 16th Biogasoline — Energy consumption 2.03 million TJ 2024 up 20.5% 2nd Biogasoline — Energy production 2.20 million TJ 2024 up 23.4% 2nd Biodiesel — Energy consumption 999,822 TJ 2024 up 170.2% 4th Black liquor — Energy production 1.53 million TJ 2024 up 52.8% 3rd Black liquor — Energy consumption 1.23 million TJ 2024 up 44.1% 3rd Biodiesel — Energy production 1.05 million TJ 2024 up 166.9% 4th Animal waste — Energy production 37.58 TJ 2024 up 213.2% 23rd Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) 69,800 million USD 2024 up 7.9% 9th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →