Africa vs United States: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Africa
- United States
How they compare
Africa currently reports 266,831 1000 ha against 151,553 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 115,278 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.8 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Africa ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156,381 1000 ha | 179,189 1000 ha | 22,808 1000 ha | United States |
| 1970s | 165,552 1000 ha | 187,495 1000 ha | 21,943 1000 ha | United States |
| 1980s | 173,942 1000 ha | 187,352 1000 ha | 13,410 1000 ha | United States |
| 1990s | 194,902 1000 ha | 181,035 1000 ha | 13,867 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 217,445 1000 ha | 167,481 1000 ha | 49,964 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 249,862 1000 ha | 156,244 1000 ha | 93,618 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 264,047 1000 ha | 152,257 1000 ha | 111,790 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Africa or United States?
- Africa, at 266,831 1000 ha against 151,553 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Africa and United States?
- 115,278 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 arable land — area?
- Africa ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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.