Asia vs United States: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Asia
- United States
How they compare
Asia currently reports 577,168 1000 ha against 154,734 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 422,434 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 3.7 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 | 450,320 1000 ha | 181,036 1000 ha | 269,284 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 461,276 1000 ha | 189,270 1000 ha | 272,006 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 493,994 1000 ha | 189,357 1000 ha | 304,637 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 554,498 1000 ha | 183,371 1000 ha | 371,127 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 567,617 1000 ha | 170,163 1000 ha | 397,454 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 573,762 1000 ha | 159,136 1000 ha | 414,626 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 575,660 1000 ha | 155,418 1000 ha | 420,242 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Asia or United States?
- Asia, at 577,168 1000 ha against 154,734 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Asia and United States?
- 422,434 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 cropland — 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 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.