Arable land in United States of America
United States of America: Arable land was 0.4501 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4501 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.9833 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.4501 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in United States of America, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in United States of America is 0.4501 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in United States of America peaked at 0.9833 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4501 hectares per person, in 2023.
United States of America ranks 17th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in United States of America, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9833 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9494 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9489 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9274 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9109 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8939 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8781 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9018 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9337 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9204 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.906 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8935 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8827 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.872 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8634 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8552 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.847 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.848 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8387 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8307 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8226 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8105 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8031 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7962 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7892 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7819 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7666 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7597 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7524 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7437 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7337 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7172 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7028 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.691 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6827 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6641 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6515 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6409 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.629 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6219 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6157 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6014 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5885 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5755 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5627 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.55 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5371 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5276 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5184 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5096 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5012 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4928 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4907 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4885 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4862 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4838 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.482 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4758 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4697 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4642 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4598 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4538 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4501 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9253 hectares per person | 0.8781 hectares per person | 0.9833 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8727 hectares per person | 0.8387 hectares per person | 0.9204 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7913 hectares per person | 0.7524 hectares per person | 0.8307 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6857 hectares per person | 0.629 hectares per person | 0.7437 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5699 hectares per person | 0.5184 hectares per person | 0.6219 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.488 hectares per person | 0.4697 hectares per person | 0.5096 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.457 hectares per person | 0.4501 hectares per person | 0.4642 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agriculture share gdp 0.943 (2021)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in United States of America?
- Arable land in United States of America was 0.4501 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9833 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4501 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does United States of America rank for arable land?
- United States of America ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.