Land area — Area in United States
United States: Land area — Area was 914,742 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in United States is 914,742 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in United States peaked at 916,192 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 914,742 1000 ha, in 2008.
United States ranks 7th of 267 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land area — Area in United States, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 915,896 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 915,896 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 916,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 916,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 916,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 916,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 916,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 916,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 916,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 916,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 914,742 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 914,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 914,742 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,049 1000 ha, 300.0× the median. (81 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 915,896 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 915,896 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 915,896 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 915,896 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 915,896 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 915,902 1000 ha | 914,742 1000 ha | 916,192 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 914,742 1000 ha | 914,742 1000 ha | 914,742 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 914,742 1000 ha | 914,742 1000 ha | 914,742 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 5 China 942,470 1000 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 938,821 1000 ha compare
- 8 Canada 878,870 1000 ha compare
- 9 Brazil 835,814 1000 ha compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 795,163 1000 ha 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 land area — area in United States?
- Land area — area in United States was 914,742 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 916,192 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 914,742 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does United States rank for land area — area?
- United States ranks 7th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. 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.