What is the difference in cropland — area between Americas and United States?

223,126 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.

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.

Americas vs United States: Cropland — Area

Americas

377,860 1000 ha

in 2024

United States

154,734 1000 ha

in 2024

Americas rank

3rd

United States rank

4th

Cropland — Area over time

Americas
United States

How they compare

Americas currently reports 377,860 1000 ha against 154,734 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 223,126 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.4 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	328,065 1000 ha	181,036 1000 ha	147,030 1000 ha	Americas
1970s	353,206 1000 ha	189,270 1000 ha	163,936 1000 ha	Americas
1980s	377,233 1000 ha	189,357 1000 ha	187,876 1000 ha	Americas
1990s	371,111 1000 ha	183,371 1000 ha	187,740 1000 ha	Americas
2000s	368,940 1000 ha	170,163 1000 ha	198,777 1000 ha	Americas
2010s	369,965 1000 ha	159,136 1000 ha	210,828 1000 ha	Americas
2020s	377,687 1000 ha	155,418 1000 ha	222,269 1000 ha	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, Americas or United States?: Americas, at 377,860 1000 ha against 154,734 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area between Americas and United States?: 223,126 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 cropland — 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 Cropland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 285 places, 16,764 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.