IDA blend - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in IDA blend was 1,973,338 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,978,780 in 2017 and a minimum value of 1,426,338 in 1981.

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 1,442,245
1962 1,452,090
1963 1,475,099
1964 1,491,001
1965 1,522,051
1966 1,499,980
1967 1,519,659
1968 1,517,920
1969 1,561,390
1970 1,536,575
1971 1,518,936
1972 1,477,440
1973 1,539,170
1974 1,493,349
1975 1,491,170
1976 1,489,840
1977 1,447,120
1978 1,437,490
1979 1,432,642
1980 1,466,375
1981 1,426,338
1982 1,459,870
1983 1,443,162
1984 1,493,755
1985 1,523,408
1986 1,560,622
1987 1,576,267
1988 1,571,053
1989 1,584,839
1990 1,579,985
1991 1,606,930
1992 1,894,386
1993 1,902,790
1994 1,910,628
1995 1,916,332
1996 1,915,716
1997 1,925,791
1998 1,924,956
1999 1,934,104
2000 1,935,362
2001 1,943,522
2002 1,943,477
2003 1,945,303
2004 1,942,733
2005 1,942,954
2006 1,947,129
2007 1,944,780
2008 1,942,335
2009 1,942,969
2010 1,945,686
2011 1,958,259
2012 1,958,582
2013 1,959,835
2014 1,965,959
2015 1,967,718
2016 1,975,241
2017 1,978,780
2018 1,973,338

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in IDA blend was 45.01 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 45.13 in 2017, while its lowest value was 36.17 in 1981.

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 36.57
1962 36.82
1963 37.40
1964 37.80
1965 38.59
1966 38.03
1967 38.53
1968 38.49
1969 39.59
1970 38.96
1971 38.51
1972 37.46
1973 39.03
1974 37.86
1975 37.81
1976 37.78
1977 36.69
1978 36.45
1979 36.32
1980 37.18
1981 36.17
1982 37.02
1983 36.59
1984 37.87
1985 38.63
1986 39.57
1987 39.97
1988 39.83
1989 40.18
1990 40.06
1991 40.74
1992 43.36
1993 43.55
1994 43.73
1995 43.86
1996 43.84
1997 44.07
1998 44.06
1999 44.27
2000 44.29
2001 44.48
2002 44.48
2003 44.52
2004 44.46
2005 44.47
2006 44.56
2007 44.51
2008 44.45
2009 44.47
2010 44.53
2011 44.82
2012 44.83
2013 44.85
2014 44.99
2015 44.88
2016 45.05
2017 45.13
2018 45.01

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use