Cropland — Area per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.45 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.45 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in United States of America peaked at 0.99 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.45 ha/cap, in 2022.
United States of America ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in United States of America, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.99 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.96 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.96 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.93 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.91 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.88 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9 ha/cap | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.93 ha/cap | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.92 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.89 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.88 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.87 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.86 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.85 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.84 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.85 ha/cap | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.84 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.83 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.82 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.81 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.79 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.79 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.78 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.76 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.76 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.75 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.74 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.73 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.72 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.69 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.69 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.67 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.66 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.65 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.64 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.63 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.63 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.61 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.58 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.57 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.54 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.53 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.53 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.49 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.49 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.49 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.48 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.45 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.45 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9289 ha/cap | 0.88 ha/cap | 0.99 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.87 ha/cap | 0.84 ha/cap | 0.92 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.789 ha/cap | 0.75 ha/cap | 0.83 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.689 ha/cap | 0.64 ha/cap | 0.74 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.578 ha/cap | 0.53 ha/cap | 0.63 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.492 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.454 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in United States of America?
- Cropland — area per capita in United States of America was 0.45 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does United States of America rank for cropland — area per capita?
- United States of America ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.