Land use hidden — Land area in United States
United States: Land use hidden — Land area was 9.15 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Land area in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area in United States is 9.15 million Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in United States peaked at 9.16 million Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.15 million Square kilometres, in 2008.
United States ranks 4th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 9.15 million Square kilometres | 9.16 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.15 million Square kilometres | 9.15 million Square kilometres | 9.15 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.15 million Square kilometres | 9.15 million Square kilometres | 9.15 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 OECD 35.32 million Square kilometres compare
- 2 Russian Federation 16.38 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 China (People’s Republic of) 9.42 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Canada 8.79 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 8.36 million Square kilometres compare
- 7 Australia 7.69 million Square kilometres 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)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,193 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,199 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.21 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 467,617 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area in United States?
- Land use hidden — land area in United States was 9.15 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.16 million Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.15 million Square kilometres in 2008.
- How does United States rank for land use hidden — land area?
- United States ranks 4th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata