Land area in United States of America
United States of America: Land area was 914,742 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Land area in United States of America, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in United States of America is 914,742 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in United States of America peaked at 916,192 ha th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 914,742 ha th, in 2010.
That places United States of America 4th out of 253 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Land area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 915,896 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 916,192 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 914,742 ha th | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 914,742 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 914,742 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 914,742 ha th | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 915,896 ha th | 915,896 ha th | 915,896 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 916,192 ha th | 916,192 ha th | 916,192 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 914,742 ha th | 914,742 ha th | 914,742 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 914,742 ha th | 914,742 ha th | 914,742 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Russian Federation 1.64 million ha th compare
- 1 Russian Federation 1.64 million ha th compare
- 3 China 942,470 ha th compare
- 5 Canada 878,870 ha th compare
- 6 Brazil 835,814 ha th compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 795,537 ha th compare
More development goals data for United States of America
- Red List Index 0.8221 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4084 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 197 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 89 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in United States of America?
- Land area in United States of America was 914,742 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 916,192 ha th in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 914,742 ha th in 2010.
- How does United States of America rank for land area?
- United States of America ranks 4th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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