Jordan - Permanent cropland

Permanent cropland (% of land area)

Permanent cropland (% of land area) in Jordan was 0.888 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 0.997 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.272 in 1961.

Definition: Permanent cropland 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 0.272
1962 0.272
1963 0.272
1964 0.295
1965 0.295
1966 0.295
1967 0.317
1968 0.317
1969 0.317
1970 0.340
1971 0.340
1972 0.363
1973 0.363
1974 0.385
1975 0.385
1976 0.385
1977 0.385
1978 0.408
1979 0.431
1980 0.431
1981 0.419
1982 0.431
1983 0.487
1984 0.533
1985 0.567
1986 0.657
1987 0.703
1988 0.748
1989 0.748
1990 0.793
1991 0.793
1992 0.793
1993 0.793
1994 0.793
1995 0.805
1996 0.907
1997 0.941
1998 0.963
1999 0.975
2000 0.997
2001 0.997
2002 0.997
2003 0.975
2004 0.975
2005 0.975
2006 0.975
2007 0.918
2008 0.918
2009 0.926
2010 0.932
2011 0.957
2012 0.968
2013 0.942
2014 0.952
2015 0.973
2016 0.977
2017 0.879
2018 0.888

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use