Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States
United States: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0079 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0079 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
31st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0144 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0079 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0079 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0144 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places United States 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0079 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 8.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 28 Mozambique 0.0105 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Zambia 0.0097 Square kilometres per person compare
- 30 Brazil 0.0082 Square kilometres per person compare
- 32 Guinea 0.0074 Square kilometres per person compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 0.0074 Square kilometres per person compare
- 34 Afghanistan 0.0072 Square kilometres per person 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in United States was 0.0079 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does United States rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- United States ranks 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.