OECD vs United States: Agriculture — Area

OECD
1.19 million 1000 ha
in 2024
United States
434,772 1000 ha
in 2024
OECD rank
1st
United States rank
3rd

Agriculture — Area over time

  • OECD
  • United States
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M196119922024

How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.19 million 1000 ha against 434,772 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 754,438 1000 ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 2.7 times United States's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 255 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1.36 million 1000 ha 438,881 1000 ha 917,026 1000 ha OECD
1970s 1.35 million 1000 ha 430,833 1000 ha 919,668 1000 ha OECD
1980s 1.33 million 1000 ha 433,037 1000 ha 901,348 1000 ha OECD
1990s 1.32 million 1000 ha 432,071 1000 ha 887,385 1000 ha OECD
2000s 1.28 million 1000 ha 426,974 1000 ha 852,282 1000 ha OECD
2010s 1.22 million 1000 ha 436,842 1000 ha 784,489 1000 ha OECD
2020s 1.20 million 1000 ha 435,322 1000 ha 762,674 1000 ha OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, OECD or United States?
OECD, 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 OECD and United States?
754,438 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do OECD and United States rank globally for agriculture — area?
OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 255 countries.
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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Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,964 data points, 1961–2024
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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.