Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean 421 indicators covering environment for Latin America and the Caribbean. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Standard Deviation 0.204 °C 2025 unchanged 34th Temperature change 1.27 °C 2025 down 6.7% 30th Country area — Area 2.06 million 1000 ha 2024 up 0.4% 10th Land area — Area 2.02 million 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% 9th Agriculture — Area 628,590 1000 ha 2024 down 6.1% 10th Agricultural land — Area 625,825 1000 ha 2024 down 6.5% 10th Agricultural land — Share in Land area 31.05 % 2024 down 6.6% 23rd Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 866.83 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 26.0% 17th Cropland — Area 184,888 1000 ha 2024 up 7.3% 13th Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % 2024 up 14.7% 19th Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % 2024 up 7.3% 29th Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha 2024 up 6.1% 13th Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % 2024 up 13.5% 20th Permanent crops — Area 26,525 1000 ha 2024 up 15.1% 8th Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.24 % 2024 up 22.9% 12th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440,935 1000 ha 2024 down 11.3% 10th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 70.46 % 2024 down 5.1% 18th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.88 % 2024 down 11.3% 19th Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha 2024 down 6.6% 14th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28,612 1000 ha 2024 up 9.9% 7th Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.48 % 2024 up 2.4% 17th Major livestock types — Stocks 410.30 million LSU 2023 up 11.4% 5th Major livestock types — Share in total livestock 100 %LSU 2023 unchanged 1st Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.62 LSU/ha 2023 up 12.7% 9th Equidae — Stocks 19.71 million LSU 2023 down 0.9% 4th Equidae — Share in total livestock 4.8 %LSU 2023 down 11.1% 7th Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.03 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 3rd Sheep and Goats — Stocks 11.19 million LSU 2023 down 0.5% 18th Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock 2.73 %LSU 2023 down 10.5% 29th Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.02 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 27th Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 314.25 million LSU 2023 up 10.8% 4th Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock 76.59 %LSU 2023 down 0.6% 2nd Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.48 LSU/ha 2023 up 14.3% 5th Sheep — Stocks 7.53 million LSU 2023 down 5.2% 18th Sheep — Share in total livestock 1.84 %LSU 2023 down 14.8% 27th Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 26th Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.04 LSU/ha 2023 up 33.3% 14th Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock 6.25 %LSU 2023 up 6.8% 18th Swine / pigs — Stocks 25.63 million LSU 2023 up 19.0% 7th Horses — Stocks 13.04 million LSU 2023 up 0.3% 3rd Horses — Share in total livestock 3.18 %LSU 2023 down 9.9% 8th Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.02 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 3rd Goats — Stocks 3.66 million LSU 2023 up 11.0% 17th Goats — Share in total livestock 0.89 %LSU 2023 unchanged 27th Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 — 19th Chickens — Share in total livestock 9.63 %LSU 2023 up 11.5% 20th Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.06 LSU/ha 2023 up 20.0% 9th Cattle — Stocks 314.24 million LSU 2023 up 10.8% 3rd Cattle — Share in total livestock 76.59 %LSU 2023 down 0.6% 2nd Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.48 LSU/ha 2023 up 14.3% 4th Chickens — Stocks 39.52 million LSU 2023 up 24.2% 8th Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 2.61 million kg 2023 up 0.3% 12th Cattle, dairy — Stocks 34.54 million An 2023 down 21.5% 14th Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure 2.42 billion kg 2023 down 21.5% 15th Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture 871.41 million kg 2023 down 21.5% 14th Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 174.28 million kg 2023 down 21.5% 14th Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture that leaches 261.43 million kg 2023 down 21.5% 14th Cattle, dairy — Manure management 1.55 billion kg 2023 down 21.5% 8th Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated 349.53 million kg 2023 down 21.5% 9th Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils 1.20 billion kg 2023 down 21.5% 7th Page 1 of 8 Next →