Fragile and conflict affected situations - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 6,680,777 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,680,777 in 2018 and a minimum value of 5,116,735 in 1961.

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
1961 5,116,735
1962 5,135,220
1963 5,164,949
1964 5,178,761
1965 5,202,922
1966 5,178,730
1967 5,204,539
1968 5,216,790
1969 5,284,701
1970 5,253,645
1971 5,246,226
1972 5,217,570
1973 5,270,910
1974 5,227,440
1975 5,220,350
1976 5,230,970
1977 5,189,750
1978 5,179,520
1979 5,181,260
1980 5,215,580
1981 5,181,340
1982 5,197,270
1983 5,207,530
1984 5,244,420
1985 5,271,810
1986 5,330,490
1987 5,330,750
1988 5,340,660
1989 5,338,070
1990 5,236,030
1991 5,277,295
1992 5,348,397
1993 5,191,629
1994 5,204,191
1995 5,218,260
1996 5,241,738
1997 5,260,381
1998 5,268,582
1999 5,284,368
2000 5,296,040
2001 5,331,156
2002 5,345,879
2003 5,383,939
2004 5,397,289
2005 5,471,074
2006 5,482,964
2007 5,517,078
2008 5,518,838
2009 5,527,436
2010 5,554,980
2011 6,547,855
2012 6,607,348
2013 6,635,655
2014 6,652,594
2015 6,660,401
2016 6,672,031
2017 6,673,301
2018 6,680,777

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 33.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 33.50 in 2018, while its lowest value was 29.70 in 1961.

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
1961 29.70
1962 29.80
1963 29.98
1964 30.06
1965 30.20
1966 30.06
1967 30.21
1968 30.28
1969 30.67
1970 30.49
1971 30.45
1972 30.28
1973 30.59
1974 30.34
1975 30.30
1976 30.36
1977 30.12
1978 30.06
1979 30.07
1980 30.27
1981 30.07
1982 30.17
1983 30.22
1984 30.44
1985 30.60
1986 30.94
1987 30.94
1988 31.00
1989 30.98
1990 30.39
1991 30.63
1992 30.84
1993 29.94
1994 30.01
1995 30.09
1996 30.23
1997 30.33
1998 30.38
1999 30.47
2000 30.54
2001 30.74
2002 30.83
2003 31.05
2004 30.89
2005 31.32
2006 31.38
2007 31.56
2008 31.59
2009 31.64
2010 31.80
2011 32.82
2012 33.12
2013 33.26
2014 33.35
2015 33.39
2016 33.45
2017 33.46
2018 33.50

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use