Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in United States of America

United States of America: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 0.75 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.75 %
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
26th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.75 %
in 2021
All-time low
0.4 %
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in United States of America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in United States of America is 0.75 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in United States of America peaked at 0.75 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4 %, in 1970.

That places United States of America 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 0.42 %
1962 0.43 % +2.4%
1963 0.42 % -2.3%
1964 0.43 % +2.4%
1965 0.43 % +0.0%
1966 0.42 % -2.3%
1967 0.42 % +0.0%
1968 0.41 % -2.4%
1969 0.41 % +0.0%
1970 0.4 % -2.4%
1971 0.4 % +0.0%
1972 0.4 % +0.0%
1973 0.4 % +0.0%
1974 0.41 % +2.5%
1975 0.41 % +0.0%
1976 0.41 % +0.0%
1977 0.4 % -2.4%
1978 0.44 % +10.0%
1979 0.44 % +0.0%
1980 0.44 % +0.0%
1981 0.44 % +0.0%
1982 0.47 % +6.8%
1983 0.47 % +0.0%
1984 0.47 % +0.0%
1985 0.47 % +0.0%
1986 0.47 % +0.0%
1987 0.48 % +2.1%
1988 0.48 % +0.0%
1989 0.49 % +2.1%
1990 0.5 % +2.0%
1991 0.51 % +2.0%
1992 0.52 % +2.0%
1993 0.54 % +3.8%
1994 0.55 % +1.9%
1995 0.56 % +1.8%
1996 0.58 % +3.6%
1997 0.59 % +1.7%
1998 0.6 % +1.7%
1999 0.61 % +1.7%
2000 0.63 % +3.3%
2001 0.64 % +1.6%
2002 0.66 % +3.1%
2003 0.66 % +0.0%
2004 0.65 % -1.5%
2005 0.65 % +0.0%
2006 0.63 % -3.1%
2007 0.65 % +3.2%
2008 0.65 % +0.0%
2009 0.66 % +1.5%
2010 0.66 % +0.0%
2011 0.66 % +0.0%
2012 0.66 % +0.0%
2013 0.67 % +1.5%
2014 0.67 % +0.0%
2015 0.68 % +1.5%
2016 0.7 % +2.9%
2017 0.7 % +0.0%
2018 0.7 % +0.0%
2019 0.72 % +2.9%
2020 0.73 % +1.4%
2021 0.75 % +2.7%
2022 0.75 % +0.0%
2023 0.75 % +0.0%
2024 0.75 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4211 % 0.41 % 0.43 % 9
1970s 0.411 % 0.4 % 0.44 % 10
1980s 0.468 % 0.44 % 0.49 % 10
1990s 0.556 % 0.5 % 0.61 % 10
2000s 0.648 % 0.63 % 0.66 % 10
2010s 0.682 % 0.66 % 0.72 % 10
2020s 0.746 % 0.73 % 0.75 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in United States of America?
Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in United States of America was 0.75 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.75 % in 2021.
What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4 % in 1970.
How does United States of America rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
United States of America ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,814 data points, 1961–2024
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