Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in United States
United States: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 0.75 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in United States, 1961–2024
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 is 0.75 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in United States peaked at 0.75 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4 %, in 1970.
United States ranks 202nd of 238 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.75 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.23 %, 18% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 199 Angola 0.79 % compare
- 199 Mali 0.79 % compare
- 201 New Zealand 0.76 % compare
- 203 Kyrgyzstan 0.73 % compare
- 204 Afghanistan 0.71 % compare
- 205 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.65 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1952 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in United States?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in United States 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.75 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 % in 1970.
- How does United States rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- United States ranks 202nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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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.