U.S. Arable Land 1961-2023

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 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.
  • U.S. arable land for 2017 was 157,736,800, a 0.35% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Hectares
United States 157,736,800
Canada 38,235,000
Argentina 32,632,760
Australia 30,644,000
France 17,956,560
Germany 11,664,000
Spain 11,639,398
Poland 10,921,000
Italy 6,831,000
United Kingdom 5,978,502
Japan 4,104,000
Hungary 4,012,000
Saudi Arabia 3,430,417
Sweden 2,538,550
Czech Republic 2,484,154
Denmark 2,370,930
Lithuania 2,249,400
Finland 2,243,000
Greece 2,131,930
Uruguay 2,024,400
South Korea 1,352,000
Slovak Republic 1,346,000
Latvia 1,334,000
Austria 1,321,080
Chile 1,197,000
Netherlands 1,004,830
Portugal 951,534
Croatia 889,000
Belgium 864,877
Norway 804,497
Estonia 694,000
Panama 565,000
New Zealand 527,000
Ireland 444,000
Switzerland 399,842
Israel 380,000
Slovenia 181,030
Iceland 121,000
Cyprus 102,402
Oman 74,660
Luxembourg 62,130
Puerto Rico 50,200
UAE 49,000
Trinidad and Tobago 25,000
Isle of Man 23,500
Qatar 21,000
Malta 9,070
Bahamas 8,000
Kuwait 8,000
Barbados 7,000
New Caledonia 5,970
St. Kitts and Nevis 5,000
Antigua and Barbuda 4,000
Brunei 4,000
French Polynesia 2,500
Aruba 2,000
Hong Kong 2,000
San Marino 1,985
Bahrain 1,600
Liechtenstein 1,410
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000
British Virgin Islands 1,000
Guam 1,000
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 900
Andorra 720
Singapore 560
Bermuda 300
Palau 300
Cayman Islands 200
Seychelles 150
Northern Mariana Islands 80
Faroe Islands 70
U.S. Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
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%