What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between United States and USSR?

74.19 million hectares, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States vs USSR: FAO projections of arable land

United States

154.73 million hectares

in 2023

USSR

228.92 million hectares

in 1991

United States rank

3rd

USSR rank

1st

FAO projections of arable land over time

United States
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 228.92 million hectares against 154.73 million hectares in United States, a difference of 74.19 million hectares.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.5 times United States's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 224 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	181.04 million hectares	236.24 million hectares	55.21 million hectares	USSR
1970s	189.27 million hectares	232.45 million hectares	43.18 million hectares	USSR
1980s	189.36 million hectares	231.58 million hectares	42.23 million hectares	USSR
1990s	187.78 million hectares	228.92 million hectares	41.14 million hectares	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, United States or USSR?: USSR, at 228.92 million hectares against 154.73 million hectares in United States as of 1991.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between United States and USSR?: 74.19 million hectares, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for fao projections of arable land?: United States ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 224 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: FAO projections of arable land
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.