United States - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in United States was 157,736,800 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 189,244,000 in 1969 and a minimum value of 155,007,500 in 2012.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 180,630,000 |
| 1962 | 177,095,000 |
| 1963 | 179,574,000 |
| 1964 | 177,966,000 |
| 1965 | 177,000,000 |
| 1966 | 175,705,000 |
| 1967 | 174,487,000 |
| 1968 | 181,000,000 |
| 1969 | 189,244,000 |
| 1970 | 188,735,000 |
| 1971 | 188,140,000 |
| 1972 | 187,545,000 |
| 1973 | 187,050,000 |
| 1974 | 186,472,000 |
| 1975 | 186,472,000 |
| 1976 | 186,472,000 |
| 1977 | 186,552,000 |
| 1978 | 188,755,000 |
| 1979 | 188,755,000 |
| 1980 | 188,755,000 |
| 1981 | 188,755,000 |
| 1982 | 187,765,000 |
| 1983 | 187,765,000 |
| 1984 | 187,765,000 |
| 1985 | 187,765,000 |
| 1986 | 187,765,000 |
| 1987 | 185,742,000 |
| 1988 | 185,742,000 |
| 1989 | 185,726,000 |
| 1990 | 185,676,000 |
| 1991 | 185,676,000 |
| 1992 | 184,080,000 |
| 1993 | 182,748,000 |
| 1994 | 181,939,000 |
| 1995 | 181,839,000 |
| 1996 | 179,006,000 |
| 1997 | 177,592,000 |
| 1998 | 176,782,000 |
| 1999 | 175,368,000 |
| 2000 | 175,368,000 |
| 2001 | 175,400,000 |
| 2002 | 172,977,000 |
| 2003 | 170,731,300 |
| 2004 | 168,515,900 |
| 2005 | 166,270,600 |
| 2006 | 164,025,300 |
| 2007 | 161,780,000 |
| 2008 | 160,425,500 |
| 2009 | 159,071,000 |
| 2010 | 157,716,500 |
| 2011 | 156,362,000 |
| 2012 | 155,007,500 |
| 2013 | 155,553,400 |
| 2014 | 156,099,300 |
| 2015 | 156,645,100 |
| 2016 | 157,191,000 |
| 2017 | 157,736,800 |
| 2018 | 157,736,800 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in United States was 0.483 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.983 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.483 in 2018.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.983 |
| 1962 | 0.949 |
| 1963 | 0.949 |
| 1964 | 0.927 |
| 1965 | 0.911 |
| 1966 | 0.894 |
| 1967 | 0.878 |
| 1968 | 0.902 |
| 1969 | 0.934 |
| 1970 | 0.920 |
| 1971 | 0.906 |
| 1972 | 0.894 |
| 1973 | 0.883 |
| 1974 | 0.872 |
| 1975 | 0.863 |
| 1976 | 0.855 |
| 1977 | 0.847 |
| 1978 | 0.848 |
| 1979 | 0.839 |
| 1980 | 0.831 |
| 1981 | 0.823 |
| 1982 | 0.811 |
| 1983 | 0.803 |
| 1984 | 0.796 |
| 1985 | 0.789 |
| 1986 | 0.782 |
| 1987 | 0.767 |
| 1988 | 0.760 |
| 1989 | 0.752 |
| 1990 | 0.744 |
| 1991 | 0.734 |
| 1992 | 0.718 |
| 1993 | 0.703 |
| 1994 | 0.691 |
| 1995 | 0.683 |
| 1996 | 0.664 |
| 1997 | 0.651 |
| 1998 | 0.641 |
| 1999 | 0.628 |
| 2000 | 0.622 |
| 2001 | 0.616 |
| 2002 | 0.601 |
| 2003 | 0.589 |
| 2004 | 0.576 |
| 2005 | 0.563 |
| 2006 | 0.550 |
| 2007 | 0.537 |
| 2008 | 0.528 |
| 2009 | 0.519 |
| 2010 | 0.510 |
| 2011 | 0.502 |
| 2012 | 0.494 |
| 2013 | 0.492 |
| 2014 | 0.490 |
| 2015 | 0.488 |
| 2016 | 0.487 |
| 2017 | 0.485 |
| 2018 | 0.483 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in United States was 17.24 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 20.66 in 1969, while its lowest value was 16.95 in 2012.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.72 |
| 1962 | 19.34 |
| 1963 | 19.61 |
| 1964 | 19.43 |
| 1965 | 19.33 |
| 1966 | 19.18 |
| 1967 | 19.05 |
| 1968 | 19.76 |
| 1969 | 20.66 |
| 1970 | 20.61 |
| 1971 | 20.54 |
| 1972 | 20.48 |
| 1973 | 20.42 |
| 1974 | 20.36 |
| 1975 | 20.36 |
| 1976 | 20.36 |
| 1977 | 20.37 |
| 1978 | 20.61 |
| 1979 | 20.61 |
| 1980 | 20.61 |
| 1981 | 20.61 |
| 1982 | 20.50 |
| 1983 | 20.50 |
| 1984 | 20.50 |
| 1985 | 20.50 |
| 1986 | 20.50 |
| 1987 | 20.28 |
| 1988 | 20.28 |
| 1989 | 20.28 |
| 1990 | 20.27 |
| 1991 | 20.27 |
| 1992 | 20.10 |
| 1993 | 19.95 |
| 1994 | 19.86 |
| 1995 | 19.85 |
| 1996 | 19.54 |
| 1997 | 19.39 |
| 1998 | 19.30 |
| 1999 | 19.15 |
| 2000 | 19.14 |
| 2001 | 19.14 |
| 2002 | 18.88 |
| 2003 | 18.63 |
| 2004 | 18.39 |
| 2005 | 18.15 |
| 2006 | 17.90 |
| 2007 | 17.66 |
| 2008 | 17.54 |
| 2009 | 17.39 |
| 2010 | 17.24 |
| 2011 | 17.09 |
| 2012 | 16.95 |
| 2013 | 17.01 |
| 2014 | 17.06 |
| 2015 | 17.12 |
| 2016 | 17.18 |
| 2017 | 17.24 |
| 2018 | 17.24 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
