IDA total - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in IDA total was 9,957,051 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,957,051 in 2018 and a minimum value of 7,575,575 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 7,575,575
1962 7,597,040
1963 7,637,909
1964 7,663,241
1965 7,699,762
1966 7,677,690
1967 7,703,669
1968 7,713,000
1969 7,762,941
1970 7,741,770
1971 7,731,696
1972 7,708,500
1973 7,771,320
1974 7,724,019
1975 7,727,980
1976 7,738,400
1977 7,699,500
1978 7,706,770
1979 7,702,557
1980 7,746,135
1981 7,716,948
1982 7,756,856
1983 7,750,850
1984 7,806,613
1985 7,856,272
1986 7,906,996
1987 7,927,040
1988 7,940,595
1989 7,961,730
1990 7,839,797
1991 7,871,742
1992 8,318,870
1993 8,173,787
1994 8,204,332
1995 8,237,773
1996 8,271,563
1997 8,316,766
1998 8,336,960
1999 8,385,039
2000 8,412,014
2001 8,460,962
2002 8,481,092
2003 8,534,997
2004 8,558,839
2005 8,631,697
2006 8,652,097
2007 8,686,168
2008 8,723,029
2009 8,752,965
2010 8,784,610
2011 9,789,183
2012 9,865,957
2013 9,900,410
2014 9,920,742
2015 9,931,289
2016 9,950,188
2017 9,956,609
2018 9,957,051

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in IDA total was 39.84 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 39.84 in 2018, while its lowest value was 35.05 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 35.05
1962 35.15
1963 35.33
1964 35.45
1965 35.62
1966 35.52
1967 35.64
1968 35.68
1969 35.91
1970 35.82
1971 35.77
1972 35.66
1973 35.95
1974 35.73
1975 35.75
1976 35.80
1977 35.62
1978 35.65
1979 35.63
1980 35.84
1981 35.70
1982 35.89
1983 35.86
1984 36.12
1985 36.35
1986 36.58
1987 36.67
1988 36.74
1989 36.83
1990 36.27
1991 36.42
1992 37.18
1993 36.53
1994 36.68
1995 36.83
1996 36.98
1997 37.18
1998 37.27
1999 37.49
2000 37.61
2001 37.83
2002 37.92
2003 38.16
2004 38.05
2005 38.37
2006 38.46
2007 38.60
2008 38.78
2009 38.91
2010 39.05
2011 39.19
2012 39.50
2013 39.64
2014 39.72
2015 39.74
2016 39.82
2017 39.84
2018 39.84

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use