What is the difference in land use between OECD (FAO) and United States?

227.88 million, with OECD (FAO) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (FAO) and United States?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

OECD (FAO)

382.61 million

in 2023

United States

154.73 million

in 2023

OECD (FAO) rank

1st

United States rank

2nd

OECD (FAO) currently reports 382.61 million against 154.73 million in United States, a difference of 227.88 million.

That makes OECD (FAO)'s figure about 2.5 times United States's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD (FAO) has been ahead every year.

OECD (FAO) ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 2 groups.

OECD (FAO) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Decade	OECD (FAO)	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	415.13 million	181.04 million	234.10 million	OECD (FAO)
1970s	417.57 million	189.27 million	228.30 million	OECD (FAO)
1980s	421.80 million	189.36 million	232.45 million	OECD (FAO)
1990s	418.88 million	183.37 million	235.51 million	OECD (FAO)
2000s	403.94 million	170.16 million	233.77 million	OECD (FAO)
2010s	388.79 million	159.14 million	229.65 million	OECD (FAO)
2020s	384.13 million	155.59 million	228.54 million	OECD (FAO)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher land use, OECD (FAO) or United States?: OECD (FAO), at 382.61 million against 154.73 million in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use between OECD (FAO) and United States?: 227.88 million, with OECD (FAO) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (FAO) and United States?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do OECD (FAO) and United States rank globally for land use?: OECD (FAO) ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.