Agriculture & Rural in United States

32 indicators covering agriculture & rural for United States.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% 2024 down 28.8% 67th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% 2024 down 16.5% 121st
Rural population 19.8% 2025 up 1.9% 159th
Rural population growth 0.2% 2025 down 83.0% 104th
Rural population 67.70 million 2025 up 8.3% 8th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% 2021 down 21.5% 179th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 223.72 billion current US$ 2021 up 19.5% 3rd
Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares 2024 down 6.7% 3rd
Cereal yield 8,414 kg per hectare 2024 up 10.2% 10th
Cereal production 454.99 million metric tons 2024 up 2.7% 2nd
Fertilizer consumption 127.8 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 5.8% 71st
Land area 9.15 million sq. km 2023 unchanged 3rd
Agricultural land 4.22 million sq. km 2023 down 0.5% 2nd
Agricultural land 46.1% 2023 down 0.5% 74th
Arable land 151.56 million hectares 2023 down 2.5% 2nd
Permanent cropland 0.3% 2023 up 11.8% 155th
Arable land 16.6% 2023 down 2.5% 62nd
Arable land 0.4501 hectares per person 2023 down 8.3% 17th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 1.0% 2025 down 1.9% 158th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 2.0% 2025 down 24.6% 168th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 1.5% 2025 down 19.6% 169th
Average precipitation in depth 715 mm per year 2022 unchanged 112th
Crop production index 92.96 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 8.1% 165th
Food production index 100.86 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 11.0% 130th
Livestock production index 110.55 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 12.3% 81st
Forest area 33.9% 2023 up 0.1% 96th
Forest area 3.10 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1% 4th
Fertilizer consumption 100.8% 2023 down 20.7% 62nd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 39.7% 2022 up 6.0% 112th
Surface area 9.83 million sq. km 2023 unchanged 3rd
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Agricultural irrigated land 5.1% 2023 down 4.5% 42nd