By the Numbers
Gardening in the U.S.A.
3.5 Billion
As of 2013, Americans have been spending approximately 3.5 billion annually growing their own food.
86%
86% of households growing their own vegetables grow tomatoes. Cucumbers are a distant second at 47%.
20%
49%
35%
35% of all U.S. households grow fruits and vegetables.
Close to half of all American homeowners work in their own gardens.
50 Billion
45%
The Garden Industry in the US is worth almost $50 billion. If you look at the gardening industry worldwide, the numbers would be much higher.
Urban farming produces about 20% of the world’s food. The urban gardening statistics gathered by the United Nations show that over 800 million people grow their food and raise animals in cities.
Nearly half of all assessed plant species are threatened with extinction. The Yellow Coneflower (pictured) is just one of many.
33 to 56
It took 33 to 56 days for lettuce to grow in space. Between 2014 and 2016, lettuce was grown in batches on the ISS space station. Source: comfyliving.net
