Americas vs USSR: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Americas
- USSR
How they compare
Americas currently reports 377,860 1000 ha against 228,920 1000 ha in USSR, a difference of 148,940 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.7 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 328,065 1000 ha | 236,244 1000 ha | 91,821 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 353,206 1000 ha | 232,450 1000 ha | 120,756 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 377,233 1000 ha | 231,582 1000 ha | 145,651 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 376,816 1000 ha | 228,920 1000 ha | 147,896 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Americas or USSR?
- Americas, at 377,860 1000 ha against 228,920 1000 ha in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Americas and USSR?
- 148,940 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Americas and USSR rank globally for cropland — area?
- Americas ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd 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.