Americas vs OECD: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Americas
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 357,807 1000 ha against 347,983 1000 ha in Americas, a difference of 9,824 1000 ha.
Across all 64 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310,243 1000 ha | 396,356 1000 ha | 86,113 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1970s | 333,658 1000 ha | 397,554 1000 ha | 63,895 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 354,643 1000 ha | 401,127 1000 ha | 46,484 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 348,066 1000 ha | 398,281 1000 ha | 50,215 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 342,809 1000 ha | 382,763 1000 ha | 39,954 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 343,639 1000 ha | 366,971 1000 ha | 23,332 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 348,220 1000 ha | 359,610 1000 ha | 11,390 1000 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Americas or OECD?
- OECD, at 357,807 1000 ha against 347,983 1000 ha in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Americas and OECD?
- 9,824 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and OECD rank globally for arable land — area?
- Americas ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 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.