Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in United States
United States: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.1591 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in United States stood at 0.1591 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in United States peaked at 0.3531 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1518 hectares per person, in 2022.
That places United States 30th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3531 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3246 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3298 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3178 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3107 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3111 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3314 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3141 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2924 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2888 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3071 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2781 hectares per person | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3045 hectares per person | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3192 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3335 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3352 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3279 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3024 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3038 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3149 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3388 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.329 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2512 hectares per person | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3051 hectares per person | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3063 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2795 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2445 hectares per person | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2279 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2574 hectares per person | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2632 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2456 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2569 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2319 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2433 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2245 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2408 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.234 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2231 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2095 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2074 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1936 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1863 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1993 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1939 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1922 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1772 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2056 hectares per person | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2005 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1889 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1858 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1817 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1917 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1878 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1816 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1806 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1802 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1628 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1633 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1592 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1604 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1644 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1518 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1649 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1591 hectares per person | -3.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.1591 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0451 hectares per person, 3.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3206 hectares per person | 0.2924 hectares per person | 0.3531 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3101 hectares per person | 0.2781 hectares per person | 0.3352 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2854 hectares per person | 0.2279 hectares per person | 0.3388 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2373 hectares per person | 0.2095 hectares per person | 0.2632 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1945 hectares per person | 0.1772 hectares per person | 0.2074 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1775 hectares per person | 0.1592 hectares per person | 0.1917 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1601 hectares per person | 0.1518 hectares per person | 0.1649 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in United States?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in United States was 0.1591 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3531 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1518 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does United States rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- United States ranks 30th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.