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United States: Arable land (hectares)

151.55Mhectares · 2024-2.8% since 2014

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. Annual figures for United States from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024151,553,420
2023151,563,530
2022151,554,225.1
2021152,711,560
2020153,903,600
2019155,092,830
2018156,304,950
2017157,427,836
2016156,915,020
2015156,453,460
2014155,960,340
2013155,417,670
2012154,903,721.5
2011156,296,690
2010157,663,800
2009159,037,510
2008160,428,350
2007161,788,654
2006164,118,220
2005166,277,200
2004168,513,510
2003170,725,880
2002172,977,000
2001175,462,800
2000175,477,200
1999175,523,600
1998176,784,000
1997177,640,400
1996178,900,800
1995181,780,200
1994181,826,600
1993182,682,000
1992183,960,400
1991185,602,800
1990185,649,200
1989185,695,600
1988185,742,000
1987185,742,000
1986187,765,000
1985187,765,000
1984187,765,000
1983187,765,000
1982187,765,000
1981188,755,000
1980188,755,000
1979188,755,000
1978188,755,000
1977186,552,000
1976186,472,000
1975186,472,000
1974186,472,000
1973187,050,000
1972187,545,000
1971188,140,000
1970188,735,000
1969189,244,000
1968181,000,000
1967174,487,000
1966175,705,000
1965177,000,000
1964177,966,000
1963179,574,000
1962177,095,000
1961180,630,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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