Asparagus — Area harvested in United States of America
United States of America: Asparagus — Area harvested was 4,735 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Asparagus — Area harvested in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, asparagus — area harvested in United States of America stood at 4,735 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asparagus — area harvested in United States of America peaked at 59,751 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4,735 ha, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 12th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asparagus — Area harvested in United States of America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59,751 ha | — |
| 1962 | 59,071 ha | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 58,747 ha | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 58,569 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 53,106 ha | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 51,844 ha | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 50,957 ha | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 49,112 ha | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 46,680 ha | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 45,429 ha | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 46,202 ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 48,185 ha | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 46,692 ha | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 45,522 ha | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 41,520 ha | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 37,473 ha | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 34,722 ha | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 33,925 ha | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 32,642 ha | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 33,569 ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 33,180 ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 32,700 ha | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 33,600 ha | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 36,394 ha | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 37,009 ha | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 38,920 ha | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 40,400 ha | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 40,840 ha | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 39,870 ha | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 38,280 ha | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 36,140 ha | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 34,850 ha | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 32,840 ha | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 31,060 ha | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 29,275 ha | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 29,768 ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 29,960 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 30,120 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 30,710 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 31,323 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 28,389 ha | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 26,710 ha | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 23,472 ha | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 24,888 ha | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 19,951 ha | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 17,483 ha | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 15,621 ha | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 13,030 ha | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 11,820 ha | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 11,330 ha | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 10,846 ha | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 10,240 ha | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 9,910 ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 9,630 ha | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 8,780 ha | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 10,480 ha | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 10,640 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8,780 ha | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 8,256 ha | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 7,284 ha | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 6,637 ha | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 6,556 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 6,151 ha | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 4,735 ha | -23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,204 ha | 46,680 ha | 59,751 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,231 ha | 32,642 ha | 48,185 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,648 ha | 32,700 ha | 40,840 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,300 ha | 29,275 ha | 38,280 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,269 ha | 11,820 ha | 31,323 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,889 ha | 8,256 ha | 11,330 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,273 ha | 4,735 ha | 7,284 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asparagus — area harvested in United States of America?
- Asparagus — area harvested in United States of America was 4,735 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asparagus — area harvested recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 59,751 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest asparagus — area harvested recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,735 ha in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for asparagus — area harvested?
- United States of America ranks 12th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is asparagus — area harvested rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asparagus — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.