Eastern Asia vs United States: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Eastern Asia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.45 ha/cap against 0.08 ha/cap in Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.37 ha/cap.
That makes United States's figure about 5.6 times Eastern Asia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Eastern Asia ranks 30th and United States ranks 28th of 30 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.9289 ha/cap | 0.7989 ha/cap | United States |
| 1970s | 0.104 ha/cap | 0.87 ha/cap | 0.766 ha/cap | United States |
| 1980s | 0.103 ha/cap | 0.789 ha/cap | 0.686 ha/cap | United States |
| 1990s | 0.099 ha/cap | 0.689 ha/cap | 0.59 ha/cap | United States |
| 2000s | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.578 ha/cap | 0.488 ha/cap | United States |
| 2010s | 0.087 ha/cap | 0.492 ha/cap | 0.405 ha/cap | United States |
| 2020s | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.454 ha/cap | 0.374 ha/cap | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Eastern Asia or United States?
- United States, at 0.45 ha/cap against 0.08 ha/cap in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Eastern Asia and United States?
- 0.37 ha/cap, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and United States rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Eastern Asia ranks 30th and United States ranks 28th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.