Americas vs OECD: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Americas
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 382,348 1000 ha against 377,860 1000 ha in Americas, a difference of 4,488 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 | 328,065 1000 ha | 415,134 1000 ha | 87,069 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1970s | 353,206 1000 ha | 417,566 1000 ha | 64,360 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 377,233 1000 ha | 421,804 1000 ha | 44,571 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 371,111 1000 ha | 418,882 1000 ha | 47,771 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 368,940 1000 ha | 403,888 1000 ha | 34,948 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 369,965 1000 ha | 388,767 1000 ha | 18,803 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 377,687 1000 ha | 383,801 1000 ha | 6,114 1000 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Americas or OECD?
- OECD, at 382,348 1000 ha against 377,860 1000 ha in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Americas and OECD?
- 4,488 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 cropland — 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 Cropland — 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.