Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — United States

Agricultural land in the United States in 2023 — 4,215,404 km². Ranked 2 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 5.8%.

2023 4.22M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 2of 209
Period maximum 4.48M km²1961
Period minimum 4.13M km²2007

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — United States, 1961–20234.1M4.2M4.3M4.4M4.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 4,475,090 km²1963: 4,414,430 km²1965: 4,358,730 km²1967: 4,353,070 km²1969: 4,354,470 km²1971: 4,370,099 km²1973: 4,324,633 km²1975: 4,301,580 km²1977: 4,303,310 km²1979: 4,281,630 km²1981: 4,281,630 km²1983: 4,313,990 km²1985: 4,313,990 km²1987: 4,269,480 km²1989: 4,269,480 km²1991: 4,269,480 km²1993: 4,229,480 km²1995: 4,201,390 km²1997: 4,148,850 km²1999: 4,138,870 km²2001: 4,149,440 km²2003: 4,130,227 km²2005: 4,129,402 km²2007: 4,128,576 km²2009: 4,169,040 km²2011: 4,209,505 km²2013: 4,238,276 km²2015: 4,255,353 km²2017: 4,272,430 km²2019: 4,249,620 km²2021: 4,226,809 km²2023: 4,215,404 km²
Change over the period: −259,686 (−5.8%) Average annual rate: -0.1 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 4.22M km²
World 47.92M km²
North America 4.78M km²
Northern America computed 4.78M km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 4.22M +0 +0%
2022 4.22M −11,405 −0.27%
2021 4.23M −11,405 −0.27%
2020 4.24M −11,405 −0.27%
2019 4.25M −11,405 −0.27%
2018 4.26M −11,405 −0.27%
2017 4.27M +8,539 +0.2%
2016 4.26M +8,539 +0.2%
2015 4.26M +8,539 +0.2%
2014 4.25M +8,539 +0.2%
2013 4.24M +8,539 +0.2%
2012 4.23M +20,232 +0.48%
2011 4.21M +20,232 +0.48%
2010 4.19M +20,232 +0.49%
2009 4.17M +20,232 +0.49%
2008 4.15M +20,232 +0.49%
2007 4.13M −413 −0.01%
2006 4.13M −413 −0.01%
2005 4.13M −413 −0.01%
2004 4.13M −413 −0.01%
2003 4.13M −413 −0.01%
2002 4.13M −18,800 −0.45%
2001 4.15M +5,450 +0.13%
2000 4.14M +5,120 +0.12%
1999 4.14M −7,010 −0.17%
1998 4.15M −2,970 −0.07%
1997 4.15M −14,210 −0.34%
1996 4.16M −38,330 −0.91%
1995 4.2M −10,000 −0.24%
1994 4.21M −18,090 −0.43%
1993 4.23M −24,810 −0.58%
1992 4.25M −15,190 −0.36%
1991 4.27M +0 +0%
1990 4.27M +0 +0%
1989 4.27M +0 +0%
1988 4.27M +0 +0%
1987 4.27M −44,510 −1.03%
1986 4.31M +0 +0%
1985 4.31M +0 +0%
1984 4.31M +0 +0%
1983 4.31M +0 +0%
1982 4.31M +32,360 +0.76%
1981 4.28M +0 +0%
1980 4.28M +0 +0%
1979 4.28M +0 +0%
1978 4.28M −21,680 −0.5%
1977 4.3M +1,730 +0.04%
1976 4.3M +0 +0%
1975 4.3M +0 +0%
1974 4.3M −23,053 −0.53%
1973 4.32M −22,233 −0.51%
1972 4.35M −23,233 −0.53%
1971 4.37M −23,233 −0.53%
1970 4.39M +38,862 +0.89%
1969 4.35M −3,480 −0.08%
1968 4.36M +4,880 +0.11%
1967 4.35M −2,430 −0.06%
1966 4.36M −3,230 −0.07%
1965 4.36M −31,390 −0.72%
1964 4.39M −24,310 −0.55%
1963 4.41M −25,480 −0.57%
1962 4.44M −35,180 −0.79%
1961 4.48M

Northern America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

US United States 4.22M CA Canada 568,750 BM Bermuda 3

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.