Americas vs OECD: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Americas
- OECD
How they compare
Americas currently reports 4.65 million 1000 ha against 4.23 million 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 420,220 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.62 million 1000 ha | 4.15 million 1000 ha | 470,630 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 4.62 million 1000 ha | 4.15 million 1000 ha | 470,630 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 4.62 million 1000 ha | 4.15 million 1000 ha | 470,630 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 4.62 million 1000 ha | 4.17 million 1000 ha | 452,775 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 4.62 million 1000 ha | 4.18 million 1000 ha | 448,903 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 4.64 million 1000 ha | 4.21 million 1000 ha | 427,439 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 4.65 million 1000 ha | 4.23 million 1000 ha | 420,512 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Americas or OECD?
- Americas, at 4.65 million 1000 ha against 4.23 million 1000 ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Americas and OECD?
- 420,220 1000 ha, with Americas 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 country area — area?
- Americas ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — 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.