Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — United States

Arable land per capita in the United States in 2023 — 0.4501 ha/person. Ranked 17 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 54.2%.

2023 0.4501 ha/person −0.81% vs 2022
World rank 17of 206
Period maximum 0.9833 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.4501 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — United States, 1961–20230.40.60.8119611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.9833 ha/person1963: 0.9489 ha/person1965: 0.9109 ha/person1967: 0.8781 ha/person1969: 0.9337 ha/person1971: 0.906 ha/person1973: 0.8827 ha/person1975: 0.8634 ha/person1977: 0.847 ha/person1979: 0.8387 ha/person1981: 0.8226 ha/person1983: 0.8031 ha/person1985: 0.7892 ha/person1987: 0.7666 ha/person1989: 0.7524 ha/person1991: 0.7337 ha/person1993: 0.7028 ha/person1995: 0.6827 ha/person1997: 0.6515 ha/person1999: 0.629 ha/person2001: 0.6157 ha/person2003: 0.5885 ha/person2005: 0.5627 ha/person2007: 0.5371 ha/person2009: 0.5184 ha/person2011: 0.5012 ha/person2013: 0.4907 ha/person2015: 0.4862 ha/person2017: 0.482 ha/person2019: 0.4697 ha/person2021: 0.4598 ha/person2023: 0.4501 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.5333 (−54.23%) Average annual rate: -1.25 %

Comparison, 2023

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

United States 0.4501 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
North America 0.5034 ha/person
Northern America computed 0.5034 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.4501 −0.0037 −0.81%
2022 0.4538 −0.0061 −1.32%
2021 0.4598 −0.0043 −0.93%
2020 0.4642 −0.0055 −1.17%
2019 0.4697 −0.0061 −1.29%
2018 0.4758 −0.0062 −1.29%
2017 0.482 −0.0018 −0.37%
2016 0.4838 −0.0024 −0.49%
2015 0.4862 −0.0024 −0.48%
2014 0.4885 −0.0022 −0.45%
2013 0.4907 −0.0021 −0.42%
2012 0.4928 −0.0084 −1.68%
2011 0.5012 −0.0084 −1.65%
2010 0.5096 −0.0088 −1.7%
2009 0.5184 −0.0091 −1.73%
2008 0.5276 −0.0095 −1.77%
2007 0.5371 −0.0129 −2.35%
2006 0.55 −0.0126 −2.25%
2005 0.5627 −0.0128 −2.23%
2004 0.5755 −0.013 −2.21%
2003 0.5885 −0.0129 −2.15%
2002 0.6014 −0.0143 −2.33%
2001 0.6157 −0.0062 −0.99%
2000 0.6219 −0.0071 −1.13%
1999 0.629 −0.0118 −1.85%
1998 0.6409 −0.0107 −1.64%
1997 0.6515 −0.0126 −1.89%
1996 0.6641 −0.0186 −2.72%
1995 0.6827 −0.0084 −1.21%
1994 0.691 −0.0118 −1.68%
1993 0.7028 −0.0143 −2%
1992 0.7172 −0.0165 −2.25%
1991 0.7337 −0.0101 −1.35%
1990 0.7437 −0.0086 −1.15%
1989 0.7524 −0.0073 −0.96%
1988 0.7597 −0.0069 −0.9%
1987 0.7666 −0.0153 −1.96%
1986 0.7819 −0.0073 −0.92%
1985 0.7892 −0.007 −0.88%
1984 0.7962 −0.0069 −0.86%
1983 0.8031 −0.0074 −0.91%
1982 0.8105 −0.0121 −1.47%
1981 0.8226 −0.0081 −0.98%
1980 0.8307 −0.008 −0.96%
1979 0.8387 −0.0093 −1.1%
1978 0.848 +0.001 +0.11%
1977 0.847 −0.0082 −0.96%
1976 0.8552 −0.0082 −0.95%
1975 0.8634 −0.0086 −0.98%
1974 0.872 −0.0107 −1.22%
1973 0.8827 −0.0108 −1.21%
1972 0.8935 −0.0125 −1.38%
1971 0.906 −0.0144 −1.57%
1970 0.9204 −0.0133 −1.42%
1969 0.9337 +0.0319 +3.54%
1968 0.9018 +0.0237 +2.7%
1967 0.8781 −0.0158 −1.77%
1966 0.8939 −0.017 −1.87%
1965 0.9109 −0.0165 −1.78%
1964 0.9274 −0.0215 −2.26%
1963 0.9489 −0.0005 −0.05%
1962 0.9494 −0.034 −3.45%
1961 0.9833

Northern America, 2023

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

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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