South America vs USSR: Cropland — Area per capita

South America
0.33 ha/cap
in 2024
USSR
0.78 ha/cap
in 1991
South America rank
9th
USSR rank
10th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • South America
  • USSR
0.40.60.811.2196119922024

How they compare

USSR currently reports 0.78 ha/cap against 0.33 ha/cap in South America, a difference of 0.45 ha/cap.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.4 times South America's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

South America ranks 9th and USSR ranks 10th of 29 groups.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South America USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4589 ha/cap 1.03 ha/cap 0.5722 ha/cap USSR
1970s 0.435 ha/cap 0.921 ha/cap 0.486 ha/cap USSR
1980s 0.424 ha/cap 0.838 ha/cap 0.414 ha/cap USSR
1990s 0.365 ha/cap 0.785 ha/cap 0.42 ha/cap USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, South America or USSR?
USSR, at 0.78 ha/cap against 0.33 ha/cap in South America as of 1991.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between South America and USSR?
0.45 ha/cap, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South America and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do South America and USSR rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
South America ranks 9th and USSR ranks 10th of 29 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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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.