South America vs USSR: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- South America
- USSR
How they compare
South America currently reports 17,897 1000 ha against 4,520 1000 ha in USSR, a difference of 13,377 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 4.0 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 14th and USSR ranks 14th of 36 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,259 1000 ha | 4,722 1000 ha | 7,537 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 13,446 1000 ha | 5,120 1000 ha | 8,326 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 15,439 1000 ha | 4,783 1000 ha | 10,656 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 15,136 1000 ha | 4,520 1000 ha | 10,616 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, South America or USSR?
- South America, at 17,897 1000 ha against 4,520 1000 ha in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between South America and USSR?
- 13,377 1000 ha, with South America 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 permanent crops — area?
- South America ranks 14th and USSR ranks 14th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Area. 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.