Africa vs United States: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Africa
- United States
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.19 million 1000 ha against 421,540 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 763,600 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.8 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 million 1000 ha | 438,881 1000 ha | 584,244 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 1.04 million 1000 ha | 432,062 1000 ha | 603,028 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 1.05 million 1000 ha | 429,416 1000 ha | 619,550 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.08 million 1000 ha | 420,322 1000 ha | 656,888 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 413,889 1000 ha | 701,116 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 424,159 1000 ha | 735,529 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.18 million 1000 ha | 422,224 1000 ha | 758,934 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Africa or United States?
- Africa, at 1.19 million 1000 ha against 421,540 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Africa and United States?
- 763,600 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and United States rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Africa ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.