United States vs Western Asia: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- United States
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 6,929 1000 ha against 3,181 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 3,748 1000 ha.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 2.2 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 20th and Western Asia ranks 21st of 238 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,847 1000 ha | 3,227 1000 ha | 1,381 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 1,775 1000 ha | 3,893 1000 ha | 2,118 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 1980s | 2,006 1000 ha | 4,402 1000 ha | 2,396 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 1990s | 2,336 1000 ha | 5,051 1000 ha | 2,716 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 2,682 1000 ha | 5,385 1000 ha | 2,703 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 2,893 1000 ha | 6,050 1000 ha | 3,157 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 3,161 1000 ha | 6,742 1000 ha | 3,581 1000 ha | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, United States or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 6,929 1000 ha against 3,181 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between United States and Western Asia?
- 3,748 1000 ha, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Western Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do United States and Western Asia rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- United States ranks 20th and Western Asia ranks 21st of 238 countries.
- 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.