Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United States
United States: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3106 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United States is 0.3106, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United States peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3006, in 2016.
United States ranks 100th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.915 | 0.8396 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7404 | 0.5935 | 0.9137 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6254 | 0.5586 | 0.769 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5162 | 0.4613 | 0.5942 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4171 | 0.3623 | 0.4743 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3377 | 0.3006 | 0.3683 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3176 | 0.3082 | 0.3319 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United States?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United States was 0.3106 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3006 in 2016.
- How does United States rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- United States ranks 100th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).