In 2021, arable land as a share of land area for United States of America was 17.2 %. Arable land as a share of land area of United States of America fell gradually from 20.5 % in 1972 to 17.2 % in 2021.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Arable land 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.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17.2 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 17.2 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 17.2 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 17.2 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 17.2 | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 17.2 | 0.35% |
| 2015 | 17.1 | 0.35% |
| 2014 | 17.1 | 0.35% |
| 2013 | 17.0 | 0.35% |
| 2012 | 16.9 | -0.87% |
| 2011 | 17.1 | -0.86% |
| 2010 | 17.2 |