United States Food & Agriculture

Forest
Cropland
Pesticide Use

Forest in the United States

See also: Forest by Country

Forest Area

310,645,000 hectares

Global Rank: #4

United States Share of World Forests: 7.78%

World Forests Area: 3,992,509,958 ha

Cropland in the United States

See also: Cropland by Country

Cropland Area

160,436,800 hectares

Global Rank: #2

United States Share of World Croplands: 10.28%

World Croplands Area: 1,561,320,950 ha

Pesticide Use in the United States

See also: Pesticide Use by Country

Pesticide Use

407,779.2 tons

Global Rank: #2

Pesticides Per hectare

2.5417 Kg/Ha

Global Rank: #59

See also

Sources

FAOSTAT - Food and agriculture data by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
The State of Food Insecurity in the World - FAO
World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision - United Nations Population Division
United Nations Statistics Division
World Bank

Useful Resources

Croplands - Map showing individual farm fields at any location in the world. High resolution of 30 meters and 0.09 hectares per pixel.