Land area in hectares in United States
United States: Land area in hectares was 914.74 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in hectares in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares in United States is 914.74 million hectares, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares in United States peaked at 916.19 million hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 914.74 million hectares, in 2008.
That places United States 3rd out of 233 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 915.90 million hectares | 915.90 million hectares | 915.90 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 915.90 million hectares | 915.90 million hectares | 915.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 915.90 million hectares | 915.90 million hectares | 915.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 915.90 million hectares | 915.90 million hectares | 915.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 915.90 million hectares | 914.74 million hectares | 916.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 914.74 million hectares | 914.74 million hectares | 914.74 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 914.74 million hectares | 914.74 million hectares | 914.74 million hectares | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares in United States?
- Land area in hectares in United States was 914.74 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 916.19 million hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 914.74 million hectares in 2008.
- How does United States rank for land area in hectares?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.