Southern Asia vs United States: Cropland — Area per capita

Southern Asia
0.12 ha/cap
in 2024
United States
0.45 ha/cap
in 2024
Southern Asia rank
28th
United States rank
28th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Southern Asia
  • United States
0.20.40.60.81196119922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.45 ha/cap against 0.12 ha/cap in Southern Asia, a difference of 0.33 ha/cap.

That makes United States's figure about 3.8 times Southern Asia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Southern Asia ranks 28th 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 Southern Asia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.35 ha/cap 0.9289 ha/cap 0.5789 ha/cap United States
1970s 0.286 ha/cap 0.87 ha/cap 0.584 ha/cap United States
1980s 0.225 ha/cap 0.789 ha/cap 0.564 ha/cap United States
1990s 0.183 ha/cap 0.689 ha/cap 0.506 ha/cap United States
2000s 0.15 ha/cap 0.578 ha/cap 0.428 ha/cap United States
2010s 0.128 ha/cap 0.492 ha/cap 0.364 ha/cap United States
2020s 0.12 ha/cap 0.454 ha/cap 0.334 ha/cap United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Southern Asia or United States?
United States, at 0.45 ha/cap against 0.12 ha/cap in Southern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Southern Asia and United States?
0.33 ha/cap, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Southern Asia and United States rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Southern Asia ranks 28th 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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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
280 places, 16,444 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.