Euro area vs United States: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita

Euro area
0.0472 hectares per person
in 2024
United States
0.1591 hectares per person
in 2024
Euro area rank
28th
United States rank
30th

Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time

  • Euro area
  • United States
00.10.20.30.4196119922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.1591 hectares per person against 0.0472 hectares per person in Euro area, a difference of 0.1119 hectares per person.

That makes United States's figure about 3.4 times Euro area's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1336 hectares per person 0.3206 hectares per person 0.1869 hectares per person United States
1970s 0.1237 hectares per person 0.3101 hectares per person 0.1863 hectares per person United States
1980s 0.1157 hectares per person 0.2854 hectares per person 0.1698 hectares per person United States
1990s 0.1092 hectares per person 0.2373 hectares per person 0.1281 hectares per person United States
2000s 0.1063 hectares per person 0.1945 hectares per person 0.0882 hectares per person United States
2010s 0.0988 hectares per person 0.1775 hectares per person 0.0787 hectares per person United States
2020s 0.0844 hectares per person 0.1601 hectares per person 0.0757 hectares per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per capita, Euro area or United States?
United States, at 0.1591 hectares per person against 0.0472 hectares per person in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Euro area and United States?
0.1119 hectares per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Euro area and United States rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
Euro area ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.