Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in United States
United States: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0125 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in United States is 0.0125 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in United States peaked at 0.0244 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places United States 33rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0227 sq. km per person | 0.0215 sq. km per person | 0.0244 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0201 sq. km per person | 0.019 sq. km per person | 0.0214 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0181 sq. km per person | 0.0173 sq. km per person | 0.0188 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 0.0171 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 0.0136 sq. km per person | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0129 sq. km per person | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 0.0128 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in United States?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in United States was 0.0125 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0244 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does United States rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- United States ranks 33rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.