U.S. Arable Land 1961-2024

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.
  • U.S. arable land for 2021 was 157,736,800, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • U.S. arable land for 2020 was 157,736,800, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • U.S. arable land for 2019 was 157,736,800, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • U.S. arable land for 2018 was 157,736,800, a 0% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Hectares
United States 157,736,800
Argentina 42,208,760
Canada 38,259,000
Australia 31,265,000
France 17,956,560
Germany 11,658,000
Spain 11,550,053
Poland 11,078,760
Italy 7,192,812
United Kingdom 6,009,804
Hungary 4,139,704
Japan 4,086,000
Saudi Arabia 3,430,000
Sweden 2,535,170
Czech Republic 2,475,335
Denmark 2,357,000
Lithuania 2,279,000
Finland 2,243,000
Greece 2,131,930
Uruguay 2,030,605
Latvia 1,362,000
South Korea 1,343,000
Slovak Republic 1,326,000
Austria 1,319,765
Chile 1,313,900
Netherlands 1,003,000
Portugal 965,234
Belgium 865,640
Croatia 857,000
Norway 804,000
Estonia 700,000
New Zealand 616,000
Panama 565,000
Ireland 436,000
Switzerland 395,465
Israel 377,000
Slovenia 180,950
Iceland 121,000
Cyprus 95,157
Oman 82,610
Luxembourg 62,472
UAE 50,300
Puerto Rico 50,200
Trinidad and Tobago 25,000
Isle of Man 23,200
Qatar 21,000
Kuwait 8,000
Bahamas 8,000
Malta 7,800
Barbados 7,000
New Caledonia 5,970
St. Kitts and Nevis 5,000
Brunei 4,000
Antigua and Barbuda 4,000
Channel Islands 3,630
French Polynesia 2,500
Bahrain 2,100
Hong Kong 2,000
Aruba 2,000
San Marino 1,985
Liechtenstein 1,730
British Virgin Islands 1,000
Guam 1,000
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 900
Andorra 748
Singapore 560
Palau 300
Bermuda 300
Cayman Islands 200
Seychelles 150
Northern Mariana Islands 80
Faroe Islands 70
U.S. Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2021 157,736,800 0.48 17.24%
2020 157,736,800 0.48 17.24%
2019 157,736,800 0.48 17.24%
2018 157,736,800 0.48 17.24%
2017 157,736,800 0.49 17.24%
2016 157,191,000 0.49 17.18%
2015 156,645,100 0.49 17.12%
2014 156,099,300 0.49 17.06%
2013 155,553,400 0.49 17.01%
2012 155,007,500 0.49 16.95%
2011 156,362,000 0.50 17.09%
2010 157,716,500 0.51 17.24%
2009 159,071,000 0.52 17.39%
2008 160,425,500 0.53 17.54%
2007 161,780,000 0.54 17.66%
2006 164,025,300 0.55 17.90%
2005 166,270,600 0.56 18.15%
2004 168,515,900 0.58 18.39%
2003 170,731,300 0.59 18.63%
2002 172,977,000 0.60 18.88%
2001 175,400,000 0.62 19.14%
2000 175,368,000 0.62 19.14%
1999 175,368,000 0.63 19.15%
1998 176,782,000 0.64 19.30%
1997 177,592,000 0.65 19.39%
1996 179,006,000 0.66 19.54%
1995 181,839,000 0.68 19.85%
1994 181,939,000 0.69 19.86%
1993 182,748,000 0.70 19.95%
1992 184,080,000 0.72 20.10%
1991 185,676,000 0.73 20.27%
1990 185,676,000 0.74 20.27%
1989 185,726,000 0.75 20.28%
1988 185,742,000 0.76 20.28%
1987 185,742,000 0.77 20.28%
1986 187,765,000 0.78 20.50%
1985 187,765,000 0.79 20.50%
1984 187,765,000 0.80 20.50%
1983 187,765,000 0.80 20.50%
1982 187,765,000 0.81 20.50%
1981 188,755,000 0.82 20.61%
1980 188,755,000 0.83 20.61%
1979 188,755,000 0.84 20.61%
1978 188,755,000 0.85 20.61%
1977 186,552,000 0.85 20.37%
1976 186,472,000 0.86 20.36%
1975 186,472,000 0.86 20.36%
1974 186,472,000 0.87 20.36%
1973 187,050,000 0.88 20.42%
1972 187,545,000 0.89 20.48%
1971 188,140,000 0.91 20.54%
1970 188,735,000 0.92 20.61%
1969 189,244,000 0.93 20.66%
1968 181,000,000 0.90 19.76%
1967 174,487,000 0.88 19.05%
1966 175,705,000 0.89 19.18%
1965 177,000,000 0.91 19.33%
1964 177,966,000 0.93 19.43%
1963 179,574,000 0.95 19.61%
1962 177,095,000 0.95 19.34%
1961 180,630,000 0.98 19.72%