Asia vs United States: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Asia
- United States
How they compare
Asia currently reports 477,077 1000 ha against 151,553 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 325,524 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 3.1 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 32 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 426,086 1000 ha | 179,189 1000 ha | 246,897 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 431,562 1000 ha | 187,495 1000 ha | 244,068 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 454,077 1000 ha | 187,352 1000 ha | 266,725 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 498,376 1000 ha | 181,035 1000 ha | 317,341 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 496,032 1000 ha | 167,481 1000 ha | 328,552 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 485,584 1000 ha | 156,244 1000 ha | 329,340 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 477,128 1000 ha | 152,257 1000 ha | 324,870 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Asia or United States?
- Asia, at 477,077 1000 ha against 151,553 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Asia and United States?
- 325,524 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and United States rank globally for arable land — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd 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.