European Union vs United States: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita

European Union
0.0452 hectares per person
in 2024
United States
0.1591 hectares per person
in 2024
European Union rank
30th
United States rank
30th

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

  • European Union
  • United States
00.10.20.30.4196119922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.1591 hectares per person against 0.0452 hectares per person in European Union, a difference of 0.1139 hectares per person.

That makes United States's figure about 3.5 times European Union's.

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

European Union ranks 30th 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 European Union United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1619 hectares per person 0.3206 hectares per person 0.1586 hectares per person United States
1970s 0.1482 hectares per person 0.3101 hectares per person 0.1619 hectares per person United States
1980s 0.1384 hectares per person 0.2854 hectares per person 0.147 hectares per person United States
1990s 0.1346 hectares per person 0.2373 hectares per person 0.1026 hectares per person United States
2000s 0.1316 hectares per person 0.1945 hectares per person 0.0629 hectares per person United States
2010s 0.1217 hectares per person 0.1775 hectares per person 0.0557 hectares per person United States
2020s 0.1017 hectares per person 0.1601 hectares per person 0.0584 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, European Union or United States?
United States, at 0.1591 hectares per person against 0.0452 hectares per person in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between European Union and United States?
0.1139 hectares per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do European Union and United States rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
European Union ranks 30th 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.