Americas vs United States: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Americas
- United States
How they compare
Americas currently reports 347,983 1000 ha against 151,553 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 196,430 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.3 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 32 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310,243 1000 ha | 179,189 1000 ha | 131,054 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 333,658 1000 ha | 187,495 1000 ha | 146,164 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 354,643 1000 ha | 187,352 1000 ha | 167,292 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 348,066 1000 ha | 181,035 1000 ha | 167,031 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 342,809 1000 ha | 167,481 1000 ha | 175,328 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 343,639 1000 ha | 156,244 1000 ha | 187,396 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 348,220 1000 ha | 152,257 1000 ha | 195,962 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Americas or United States?
- Americas, at 347,983 1000 ha against 151,553 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Americas and United States?
- 196,430 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and United States rank globally for arable land — area?
- Americas ranks 3rd 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.