How have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States
United States: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
126th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6811 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.2735 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States is 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.6811 metric tons per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2735 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1967.
United States ranks 126th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.3096 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.2849 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2735 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.284 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2833 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3281 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3366 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3258 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3283 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3369 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3379 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3598 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3538 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3998 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4093 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4254 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4319 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4629 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4864 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5558 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5533 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5768 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6691 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6674 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6495 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6657 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6263 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6428 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6807 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6811 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6363 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6182 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6359 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.601 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6206 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6001 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6282 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6359 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.643 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6517 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6369 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6365 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6239 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5584 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5475 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5755 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6388 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6367 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6519 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.639 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6392 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6386 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6481 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6412 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6349 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5619 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5671 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5663 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2871 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2735 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3096 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.3516 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3258 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4093 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5478 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4254 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6691 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6409 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.601 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6811 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6162 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5475 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6517 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6344 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5755 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6519 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5646 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5619 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5671 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 123 Haiti 0.6064 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 124 Belgium 0.5986 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 125 Colombia 0.5671 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 127 Papua New Guinea 0.5585 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 128 Guatemala 0.5209 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 129 East Timor 0.5149 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in United States was 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6811 metric tons per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2735 metric tons per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does United States rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.