Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United States
United States: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.4 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
150th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.4 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0376 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United States stood at 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United States peaked at 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0376 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places United States 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United States, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0937 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0504 tonnes per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0526 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0657 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0397 tonnes per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0377 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0376 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0388 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0461 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0598 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1971 | 0.049 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0657 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0428 tonnes per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0657 tonnes per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0631 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0487 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0549 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0425 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0499 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0504 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0484 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0739 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0956 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1235 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1546 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1809 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1912 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2452 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1989 | 0.311 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3058 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3786 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4827 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6007 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9187 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6701 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6101 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7929 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7364 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7764 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7387 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8306 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7828 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7037 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7325 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7407 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8756 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.992 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9801 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2011 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0514 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0376 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0937 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0542 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0425 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0657 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1475 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0484 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.311 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6272 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3058 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9187 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8476 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7037 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 147 Somalia 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 148 Mozambique 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 149 Sweden 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 151 Tanzania 2.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 152 Papua New Guinea 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 153 Malawi 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United States?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United States was 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0376 tonnes per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does United States rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- United States ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.