Americas vs USSR: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Americas
- USSR
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.12 million 1000 ha against 555,420 1000 ha in USSR, a difference of 566,420 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 544,215 1000 ha | 541,297 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 551,125 1000 ha | 569,032 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 1.17 million 1000 ha | 556,292 1000 ha | 609,759 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 1.18 million 1000 ha | 555,820 1000 ha | 621,230 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Americas or USSR?
- Americas, at 1.12 million 1000 ha against 555,420 1000 ha in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Americas and USSR?
- 566,420 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Americas and USSR rank globally for agriculture — area?
- Americas ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 36 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.