Small states vs United States: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita

Small states
0.0045 sq. km per person
in 2023
United States
0.0125 sq. km per person
in 2023
Small states rank
34th
United States rank
33rd

Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Small states
  • United States
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0125 sq. km per person against 0.0045 sq. km per person in Small states, a difference of 0.008 sq. km per person.

That makes United States's figure about 2.8 times Small states's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Small states ranks 34th and United States ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0108 sq. km per person 0.0227 sq. km per person 0.0119 sq. km per person United States
1970s 0.0089 sq. km per person 0.0201 sq. km per person 0.0112 sq. km per person United States
1980s 0.0072 sq. km per person 0.0181 sq. km per person 0.0109 sq. km per person United States
1990s 0.0063 sq. km per person 0.0159 sq. km per person 0.0096 sq. km per person United States
2000s 0.0057 sq. km per person 0.0141 sq. km per person 0.0084 sq. km per person United States
2010s 0.0051 sq. km per person 0.0132 sq. km per person 0.0082 sq. km per person United States
2020s 0.0046 sq. km per person 0.0127 sq. km per person 0.008 sq. km per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per capita, Small states or United States?
United States, at 0.0125 sq. km per person against 0.0045 sq. km per person in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between Small states and United States?
0.008 sq. km per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Small states and United States rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
Small states ranks 34th and United States ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 16,016 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.