Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 7,360,559 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,360,559 in 2018 and a minimum value of 5,900,840 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 5,900,840
1962 5,911,150
1963 5,927,210
1964 5,938,230
1965 5,948,850
1966 5,954,510
1967 5,960,980
1968 5,976,090
1969 5,986,560
1970 5,989,440
1971 6,012,040
1972 6,024,800
1973 6,027,070
1974 6,030,410
1975 6,046,270
1976 6,057,740
1977 6,070,460
1978 6,087,010
1979 6,095,370
1980 6,104,030
1981 6,119,400
1982 6,126,340
1983 6,139,080
1984 6,149,150
1985 6,166,690
1986 6,183,060
1987 6,181,940
1988 6,195,290
1989 6,204,440
1990 6,085,039
1991 6,091,967
1992 6,114,027
1993 5,960,798
1994 5,981,853
1995 6,008,488
1996 6,040,833
1997 6,076,798
1998 6,098,335
1999 6,135,316
2000 6,159,307
2001 6,196,389
2002 6,216,594
2003 6,260,622
2004 6,282,835
2005 6,356,661
2006 6,369,451
2007 6,398,829
2008 6,443,414
2009 6,474,679
2010 6,502,680
2011 7,212,005
2012 7,289,308
2013 7,323,703
2014 7,336,276
2015 7,341,861
2016 7,352,439
2017 7,352,158
2018 7,360,559

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 38.02 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 38.02 in 2018, while its lowest value was 33.95 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 33.95
1962 34.01
1963 34.11
1964 34.17
1965 34.23
1966 34.26
1967 34.30
1968 34.39
1969 34.45
1970 34.46
1971 34.59
1972 34.67
1973 34.68
1974 34.70
1975 34.79
1976 34.86
1977 34.93
1978 35.03
1979 35.08
1980 35.13
1981 35.21
1982 35.25
1983 35.33
1984 35.39
1985 35.49
1986 35.58
1987 35.57
1988 35.65
1989 35.70
1990 35.02
1991 35.06
1992 35.18
1993 34.30
1994 34.42
1995 34.58
1996 34.76
1997 34.97
1998 35.09
1999 35.31
2000 35.44
2001 35.66
2002 35.77
2003 36.03
2004 35.89
2005 36.31
2006 36.38
2007 36.55
2008 36.80
2009 36.98
2010 37.14
2011 37.26
2012 37.66
2013 37.83
2014 37.90
2015 37.93
2016 37.98
2017 37.98
2018 38.02

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use