Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in United States
United States: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre was 0.2005 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2005 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.5338 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
0.1943 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in United States is 0.2005 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.5338 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1943 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places United States 109th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5114 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5152 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.518 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5207 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5236 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5269 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5302 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.525 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5179 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5203 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5229 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5278 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5303 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5303 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5303 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5302 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5338 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5338 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5338 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2036 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -61.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.205 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2076 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2095 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2105 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2145 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.216 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2162 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2164 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2152 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2167 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2162 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2157 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2152 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2146 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2101 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2073 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2045 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.202 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1995 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1983 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.197 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1958 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1949 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1943 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1955 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1968 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.198 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1993 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2005 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2005 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.2005 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.324 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -61.9% | 0.5338 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2036 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.521 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5114 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5302 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5283 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5203 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5312 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5338 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2103 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2142 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2073 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2167 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1979 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1943 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2045 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1996 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.198 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2005 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 106 Portugal 0.2051 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 107 Somalia 0.2049 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 108 Morocco 0.2032 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 110 Lebanon 0.1991 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 111 Germany 0.1986 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 112 Czechia 0.1944 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.624 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1269 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in United States?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in United States was 0.2005 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5338 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1943 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does United States rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 109th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.