Armenia - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Armenia was 16,773 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17,564 in 2006 and a minimum value of 11,700 in 1992.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1992 11,700
1993 11,810
1994 12,000
1995 12,440
1996 13,060
1997 13,320
1998 13,280
1999 13,230
2000 13,230
2001 13,280
2002 13,910
2003 14,440
2004 15,050
2005 16,050
2006 17,564
2007 17,519
2008 17,488
2009 17,463
2010 17,350
2011 16,981
2012 16,830
2013 16,830
2014 16,807
2015 16,767
2016 16,768
2017 16,761
2018 16,773

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Armenia was 58.91 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 61.69 in 2006, while its lowest value was 41.10 in 1992.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1992 41.10
1993 41.48
1994 42.15
1995 43.70
1996 45.87
1997 46.79
1998 46.65
1999 46.47
2000 46.47
2001 46.65
2002 48.86
2003 50.72
2004 52.86
2005 56.38
2006 61.69
2007 61.53
2008 61.43
2009 61.34
2010 60.94
2011 59.65
2012 59.11
2013 59.11
2014 59.03
2015 58.89
2016 58.90
2017 58.87
2018 58.91

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use