Africa vs United States: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Africa
- United States
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.19 million 1000 ha against 434,772 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 750,458 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.7 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 | 430,833 1000 ha | 604,257 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 1.05 million 1000 ha | 433,037 1000 ha | 615,930 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.08 million 1000 ha | 432,071 1000 ha | 645,139 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 426,974 1000 ha | 688,030 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 436,842 1000 ha | 722,882 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.18 million 1000 ha | 435,322 1000 ha | 745,924 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Africa or United States?
- Africa, at 1.19 million 1000 ha against 434,772 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Africa and United States?
- 750,458 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 agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.