How does United States rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?

United States ranks 43rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in United States

Name: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in United States
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United States: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

43rd

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2017

All-time low

0.2564 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1997

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in United States, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in United States stood at 0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2564 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1997.

That places United States 43rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in United States, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in United States, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.2893 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.2893 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.2839 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.9%
1964	0.283 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.3%
1965	0.2811 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
1966	0.2792 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
1967	0.2773 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
1968	0.2754 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
1969	0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
1970	0.2717 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
1971	0.2698 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
1972	0.2679 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
1973	0.266 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
1974	0.2642 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
1975	0.2642 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.2642 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.2643 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.2594 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.9%
1979	0.2594 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.2594 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.2594 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.2638 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.7%
1983	0.2638 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.2638 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.2638 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.2638 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.2611 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.0%
1988	0.2611 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.2611 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.2611 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.2611 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.2612 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.2599 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.5%
1994	0.2588 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.4%
1995	0.2577 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.4%
1996	0.2566 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.4%
1997	0.2564 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.1%
1998	0.2569 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
1999	0.2575 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
2000	0.2579 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
2001	0.2585 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
2002	0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
2003	0.2615 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.9%
2004	0.2639 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.9%
2005	0.2663 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.9%
2006	0.2687 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.9%
2007	0.2711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.9%
2008	0.2752 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.5%
2009	0.2789 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
2010	0.2826 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
2011	0.2863 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
2012	0.29 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
2013	0.2903 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2014	0.2907 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2015	0.291 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2016	0.2913 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2017	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2018	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

United States's 0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1056 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2814 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2893 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.2651 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2594 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2717 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.2621 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2594 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2638 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.2587 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2564 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2612 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2661 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2579 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2789 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2897 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2826 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near United States

40 Bolivia 0.3046 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
41 Congo 0.2928 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
42 Azerbaijan 0.2921 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
44 Senegal 0.2909 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
45 Mali 0.2839 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
46 Georgia 0.2792 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

More environment data for United States

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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)

All data for United States →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in United States?: Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in United States was 0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2564 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1997.
How does United States rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?: United States ranks 43rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 square kilometre. 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 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 9,813 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.