Small states - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Small states was 815,602 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 837,924 in 1966 and a minimum value of 799,097 in 1990.

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 836,453
1962 836,763
1963 837,043
1964 837,343
1965 837,464
1966 837,924
1967 837,774
1968 837,534
1969 836,684
1970 834,879
1971 834,494
1972 834,354
1973 834,306
1974 833,443
1975 831,047
1976 832,303
1977 833,125
1978 834,477
1979 834,466
1980 833,884
1981 834,391
1982 834,784
1983 834,872
1984 835,399
1985 835,790
1986 836,052
1987 836,792
1988 836,981
1989 836,599
1990 799,097
1991 799,556
1992 813,245
1993 815,012
1994 805,197
1995 836,768
1996 806,225
1997 806,292
1998 805,717
1999 806,074
2000 807,305
2001 806,054
2002 804,158
2003 805,312
2004 804,888
2005 806,640
2006 811,086
2007 810,939
2008 812,196
2009 813,663
2010 813,340
2011 814,287
2012 814,163
2013 811,318
2014 813,390
2015 812,328
2016 814,052
2017 815,033
2018 815,602

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Small states was 32.61 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 34.19 in 1966, while its lowest value was 32.32 in 2002.

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 34.13
1962 34.14
1963 34.15
1964 34.16
1965 34.17
1966 34.19
1967 34.18
1968 34.17
1969 34.14
1970 34.06
1971 34.05
1972 34.04
1973 34.04
1974 34.00
1975 33.90
1976 33.96
1977 33.99
1978 34.04
1979 34.04
1980 34.02
1981 34.04
1982 34.06
1983 34.06
1984 34.08
1985 34.10
1986 34.11
1987 34.14
1988 34.15
1989 34.13
1990 32.60
1991 32.60
1992 32.60
1993 32.67
1994 32.36
1995 33.63
1996 32.41
1997 32.41
1998 32.39
1999 32.40
2000 32.45
2001 32.40
2002 32.32
2003 32.37
2004 32.37
2005 32.44
2006 32.45
2007 32.44
2008 32.49
2009 32.55
2010 32.54
2011 32.57
2012 32.57
2013 32.44
2014 32.53
2015 32.48
2016 32.55
2017 32.59
2018 32.61

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use