How much U.S. farmland do foreign entities own?

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Concern over foreign ownership of American land dates back to the nation's founding.

Foreign buyers pay a premium for U.S. farmland, says analyst

Some 37.6 million acres, or 2.9%, of agricultural land in the country is owned by foreign entities, with Canadian citizens and companies holding 12.8 million acres. China is 18th on the list of foreign ownership, between Sweden and Spain, with interests — ownership or long-term leases — on nearly 384,000 acres.

Foreign-owned U.S. farmland acres rose more than 8% in 2022 -USDA

The number of U.S. farm acres owned by foreign entities grew more than 8% in 2022, though the 43.4 million acres of foreign-owned forest and farm land is just 3.4% of the country's agricultural land, said a government report on Dec. 18, 2023.