Upper middle income - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Upper middle income was 19,104,530 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,109,290 in 2017 and a minimum value of 10,880,290 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 10,880,290
1962 10,942,470
1963 11,009,500
1964 11,068,190
1965 11,134,830
1966 11,206,430
1967 11,270,810
1968 11,351,300
1969 11,452,430
1970 11,539,790
1971 11,640,250
1972 11,749,700
1973 11,857,950
1974 11,968,460
1975 12,056,270
1976 12,178,830
1977 12,306,410
1978 12,427,630
1979 12,540,420
1980 12,647,170
1981 12,733,160
1982 12,859,510
1983 13,016,120
1984 13,174,900
1985 13,336,200
1986 13,409,210
1987 13,486,140
1988 13,537,750
1989 13,601,960
1990 13,621,450
1991 13,690,090
1992 18,739,920
1993 18,751,570
1994 18,782,460
1995 18,741,240
1996 18,723,690
1997 18,743,270
1998 18,742,910
1999 18,747,620
2000 18,714,400
2001 18,684,340
2002 18,700,750
2003 18,715,800
2004 18,729,590
2005 18,775,580
2006 18,829,270
2007 18,866,400
2008 18,836,190
2009 18,844,000
2010 18,957,920
2011 18,957,020
2012 18,990,050
2013 19,021,630
2014 18,999,010
2015 19,023,110
2016 19,040,070
2017 19,109,290
2018 19,104,530

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Upper middle income was 35.66 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 35.67 in 2017, while its lowest value was 34.94 in 2001.

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
1992 35.02
1993 35.04
1994 35.10
1995 35.03
1996 34.99
1997 35.03
1998 35.05
1999 35.05
2000 34.99
2001 34.94
2002 34.97
2003 35.00
2004 35.02
2005 35.11
2006 35.15
2007 35.21
2008 35.16
2009 35.18
2010 35.39
2011 35.39
2012 35.45
2013 35.51
2014 35.47
2015 35.51
2016 35.54
2017 35.67
2018 35.66

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use