Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean 481 indicators covering environment for Latin America and the Caribbean. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change 2025 down 200.0% 43rd Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change 2025 down 125.0% 38th Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Standard Deviation 0.204 °C 2025 unchanged 31st Temperature change 1.27 °C 2025 down 6.7% 29th Country area — Area 2.06 million 1000 ha 2024 up 0.4% 8th Land area — Area 2.02 million 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% 7th Agriculture — Area 628,590 1000 ha 2024 down 6.1% 8th Agricultural land — Area 625,825 1000 ha 2024 down 6.5% 8th Agricultural land — Share in Land area 31.05 % 2024 down 6.6% 22nd Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 866.83 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 26.0% 15th Cropland — Area 184,888 1000 ha 2024 up 7.3% 11th Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % 2024 up 14.7% 17th Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % 2024 up 7.3% 27th Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha 2024 up 6.1% 11th Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % 2024 up 13.5% 17th Permanent crops — Area 26,525 1000 ha 2024 up 15.1% 7th Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.24 % 2024 up 22.9% 9th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440,935 1000 ha 2024 down 11.3% 8th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 70.46 % 2024 down 5.1% 15th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.88 % 2024 down 11.3% 17th Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha 2024 down 6.6% 12th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28,612 1000 ha 2024 up 9.9% 6th Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.48 % 2024 up 2.4% 15th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9 Percentage change 2024 down 393.7% 43rd Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.51 Percentage change 2024 down 679.6% 45th Major livestock types — Stocks 410.30 million LSU 2023 up 11.4% 4th 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% 8th Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.03 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 4th Sheep and Goats — Stocks 11.19 million LSU 2023 down 0.5% 15th Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock 2.73 %LSU 2023 down 10.5% 26th Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.02 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 22nd Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 314.25 million LSU 2023 up 10.8% 3rd 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% 16th Sheep — Share in total livestock 1.84 %LSU 2023 down 14.8% 24th Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 23rd Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.04 LSU/ha 2023 up 33.3% 13th Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock 6.25 %LSU 2023 up 6.8% 16th Swine / pigs — Stocks 25.63 million LSU 2023 up 19.0% 6th 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% 14th Goats — Share in total livestock 0.89 %LSU 2023 unchanged 23rd Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 — 15th Chickens — Share in total livestock 9.63 %LSU 2023 up 11.5% 19th Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.06 LSU/ha 2023 up 20.0% 8th 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% 7th Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 1.74 million kg 2023 up 0.3% 11th Cattle, dairy — Stocks 34.54 million An 2023 down 21.5% 12th Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure 2.42 billion kg 2023 down 21.5% 13th Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture 871.41 million kg 2023 down 21.5% 12th Page 1 of 9 Next →