Other land — Area in United States
United States: Other land — Area was 171,003 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in United States, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in United States stood at 171,003 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in United States peaked at 185,500 1000 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 165,631 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places United States 10th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in United States, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 175,331 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 175,673 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 177,533 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 179,377 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 180,548 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 180,911 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 184,106 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 184,890 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 184,993 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 185,500 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 185,090 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 183,941 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 185,217 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 184,839 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 184,460 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 184,082 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 183,703 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 183,324 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 179,270 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 176,666 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 174,061 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 171,700 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 169,339 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 168,421 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 167,502 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 166,583 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 166,107 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 165,631 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 166,715 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 167,799 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 168,883 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 169,871 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 170,859 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 170,931 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 171,003 1000 ha | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 171,003 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 212.1× the median. (81 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180,886 1000 ha | 175,331 1000 ha | 185,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,059 1000 ha | 176,666 1000 ha | 185,217 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,386 1000 ha | 165,631 1000 ha | 174,061 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 170,309 1000 ha | 168,883 1000 ha | 171,003 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in United States?
- Other land — area in United States was 171,003 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 185,500 1000 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,631 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does United States rank for other land — area?
- United States ranks 10th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — 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.