What is land area in United States?

Land area in United States was 9.15 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in United States?

The highest recorded value was 9.16 million sq. km in 2000.

What is the lowest land area recorded in United States?

The lowest recorded value was 9.15 million sq. km in 2008.

How does United States rank for land area?

United States ranks 3rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in United States

Name: Land area in United States
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

United States: Land area was 9.15 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

9.15 million sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

3rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

9.16 million sq. km

in 2000

All-time low

9.15 million sq. km

in 2008

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in United States, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in United States is 9.15 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in United States peaked at 9.16 million sq. km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.15 million sq. km, in 2008.

United States ranks 3rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.16 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	9
1970s	9.16 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	10
1980s	9.16 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	10
1990s	9.16 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	10
2000s	9.16 million sq. km	9.15 million sq. km	9.16 million sq. km	10
2010s	9.15 million sq. km	9.15 million sq. km	9.15 million sq. km	10
2020s	9.15 million sq. km	9.15 million sq. km	9.15 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near United States

1 Russia 16.38 million sq. km compare
2 China 9.39 million sq. km compare
4 Canada 8.79 million sq. km compare
5 Brazil 8.36 million sq. km compare
6 Australia 7.69 million sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More agriculture & rural data for United States

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Rural population 19.8% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
Rural population 67.70 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2021)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 223.72 billion current US$ (2021)
Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 8,414 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 454.99 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in United States?: Land area in United States was 9.15 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 9.16 million sq. km in 2000.
What is the lowest land area recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 9.15 million sq. km in 2008.
How does United States rank for land area?: United States ranks 3rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.