OECD Asia Oceania vs United States: Land use hidden — Land area

OECD Asia Oceania
8.44 million Square kilometres
in 2023
United States
9.15 million Square kilometres
in 2023
OECD Asia Oceania rank
2nd
United States rank
4th

Land use hidden — Land area over time

  • OECD Asia Oceania
  • United States
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 9.15 million Square kilometres against 8.44 million Square kilometres in OECD Asia Oceania, a difference of 708,280 Square kilometres.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times OECD Asia Oceania's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

OECD Asia Oceania ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 15 regions.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD Asia Oceania United States Difference Ahead
1960s 8.43 million Square kilometres 9.16 million Square kilometres 728,550 Square kilometres United States
1970s 8.43 million Square kilometres 9.16 million Square kilometres 728,710 Square kilometres United States
1980s 8.43 million Square kilometres 9.16 million Square kilometres 729,960 Square kilometres United States
1990s 8.43 million Square kilometres 9.16 million Square kilometres 730,690 Square kilometres United States
2000s 8.43 million Square kilometres 9.16 million Square kilometres 730,439 Square kilometres United States
2010s 8.43 million Square kilometres 9.15 million Square kilometres 714,369 Square kilometres United States
2020s 8.44 million Square kilometres 9.15 million Square kilometres 708,332 Square kilometres United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, OECD Asia Oceania or United States?
United States, at 9.15 million Square kilometres against 8.44 million Square kilometres in OECD Asia Oceania as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area between OECD Asia Oceania and United States?
708,280 Square kilometres, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD Asia Oceania and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do OECD Asia Oceania and United States rank globally for land use hidden — land area?
OECD Asia Oceania ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 15 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata