United States vs USSR: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- United States
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 555,420 1000 ha against 421,540 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 133,880 1000 ha.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd of 255 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 438,881 1000 ha | 544,215 1000 ha | 105,334 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1970s | 432,062 1000 ha | 551,125 1000 ha | 119,062 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1980s | 429,416 1000 ha | 556,292 1000 ha | 126,876 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1990s | 426,948 1000 ha | 555,820 1000 ha | 128,872 1000 ha | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, United States or USSR?
- USSR, at 555,420 1000 ha against 421,540 1000 ha in United States as of 1991.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between United States and USSR?
- 133,880 1000 ha, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do United States and USSR rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- United States ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd of 255 countries.
- 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.