Cyprus - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Cyprus was 1,309 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,050 in 1963 and a minimum value of 1,088 in 2013.

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 4,040
1962 4,020
1963 4,050
1964 4,030
1965 4,020
1966 4,000
1967 4,010
1968 4,010
1969 3,990
1970 3,980
1971 3,960
1972 3,940
1973 3,942
1974 2,870
1975 1,803
1976 1,779
1977 1,761
1978 1,743
1979 1,725
1980 1,715
1981 1,759
1982 1,820
1983 1,830
1984 1,820
1985 1,628
1986 1,632
1987 1,624
1988 1,614
1989 1,614
1990 1,606
1991 1,592
1992 1,596
1993 1,587
1994 1,434
1995 1,431
1996 1,432
1997 1,422
1998 1,442
1999 1,442
2000 1,415
2001 1,400
2002 1,400
2003 1,540
2004 1,560
2005 1,670
2006 1,570
2007 1,472
2008 1,156
2009 1,276
2010 1,145
2011 1,163
2012 1,169
2013 1,088
2014 1,090
2015 1,267
2016 1,094
2017 1,214
2018 1,309

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Cyprus was 14.17 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 43.83 in 1963, while its lowest value was 11.78 in 2013.

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 43.72
1962 43.51
1963 43.83
1964 43.61
1965 43.51
1966 43.29
1967 43.40
1968 43.40
1969 43.18
1970 43.07
1971 42.86
1972 42.64
1973 42.66
1974 31.06
1975 19.51
1976 19.25
1977 19.06
1978 18.86
1979 18.67
1980 18.56
1981 19.04
1982 19.70
1983 19.81
1984 19.70
1985 17.62
1986 17.66
1987 17.58
1988 17.47
1989 17.47
1990 17.38
1991 17.23
1992 17.27
1993 17.18
1994 15.52
1995 15.49
1996 15.50
1997 15.39
1998 15.61
1999 15.61
2000 15.31
2001 15.15
2002 15.15
2003 16.67
2004 16.88
2005 18.07
2006 16.99
2007 15.93
2008 12.51
2009 13.81
2010 12.39
2011 12.59
2012 12.65
2013 11.78
2014 11.79
2015 13.71
2016 11.84
2017 13.14
2018 14.17

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use