Cropland — Area per capita in United States
United States: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.45 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in United States is 0.45 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in United States peaked at 0.99 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.45 ha/cap, in 2022.
That places United States 28th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.45 ha/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 4.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 25 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap compare
- 26 Montserrat 0.46 ha/cap compare
- 26 Romania 0.46 ha/cap compare
- 29 Hungary 0.44 ha/cap compare
- 30 Sudan (former) 0.43 ha/cap compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 0.42 ha/cap compare
- 31 Sudan 0.42 ha/cap compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 0.42 ha/cap compare
More environment data for United States
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1952 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in United States?
- Cropland — area per capita in United States 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does United States rank for cropland — area per capita?
- United States ranks 28th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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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.