What is the difference in projections for global peak agricultural land between United States and USSR?

133.88 million hectares, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections for global peak agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States vs USSR: Projections for global peak agricultural land

United States

421.54 million hectares

in 2023

USSR

555.42 million hectares

in 1991

United States rank

3rd

USSR rank

1st

Projections for global peak agricultural land over time

United States
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 555.42 million hectares against 421.54 million hectares in United States, a difference of 133.88 million hectares.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 227 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	438.88 million hectares	544.21 million hectares	105.33 million hectares	USSR
1970s	432.06 million hectares	551.12 million hectares	119.06 million hectares	USSR
1980s	429.42 million hectares	556.29 million hectares	126.88 million hectares	USSR
1990s	426.95 million hectares	555.82 million hectares	128.87 million hectares	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections for global peak agricultural land, United States or USSR?: USSR, at 555.42 million hectares against 421.54 million hectares in United States as of 1991.
What is the difference in projections for global peak agricultural land between United States and USSR?: 133.88 million hectares, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for projections for global peak agricultural land?: United States ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections for global peak agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Projections for global peak agricultural land
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,212 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.