IDA only - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in IDA only was 7,983,714 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,983,714 in 2018 and a minimum value of 6,133,330 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 6,133,330
1962 6,144,950
1963 6,162,810
1964 6,172,240
1965 6,177,710
1966 6,177,710
1967 6,184,010
1968 6,195,080
1969 6,201,550
1970 6,205,195
1971 6,212,760
1972 6,231,060
1973 6,232,150
1974 6,230,670
1975 6,236,810
1976 6,248,560
1977 6,252,380
1978 6,269,280
1979 6,269,915
1980 6,279,760
1981 6,290,610
1982 6,296,986
1983 6,307,688
1984 6,312,858
1985 6,332,864
1986 6,346,374
1987 6,350,773
1988 6,369,542
1989 6,376,890
1990 6,259,813
1991 6,264,812
1992 6,424,484
1993 6,270,997
1994 6,293,704
1995 6,321,441
1996 6,355,848
1997 6,390,975
1998 6,412,004
1999 6,450,935
2000 6,476,653
2001 6,517,441
2002 6,537,616
2003 6,589,694
2004 6,616,107
2005 6,688,743
2006 6,704,969
2007 6,741,388
2008 6,780,694
2009 6,809,996
2010 6,838,924
2011 7,830,924
2012 7,907,374
2013 7,940,574
2014 7,954,784
2015 7,963,572
2016 7,974,948
2017 7,977,830
2018 7,983,714

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in IDA only was 38.75 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 38.75 in 2018, while its lowest value was 34.71 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 34.71
1962 34.77
1963 34.87
1964 34.93
1965 34.96
1966 34.96
1967 34.99
1968 35.06
1969 35.09
1970 35.11
1971 35.16
1972 35.26
1973 35.27
1974 35.26
1975 35.29
1976 35.36
1977 35.38
1978 35.48
1979 35.48
1980 35.54
1981 35.60
1982 35.63
1983 35.69
1984 35.72
1985 35.84
1986 35.91
1987 35.94
1988 36.04
1989 36.09
1990 35.42
1991 35.45
1992 35.68
1993 34.83
1994 34.97
1995 35.13
1996 35.32
1997 35.51
1998 35.63
1999 35.84
2000 35.99
2001 36.21
2002 36.33
2003 36.62
2004 36.50
2005 36.90
2006 36.99
2007 37.17
2008 37.41
2009 37.57
2010 37.73
2011 38.00
2012 38.37
2013 38.53
2014 38.61
2015 38.65
2016 38.70
2017 38.72
2018 38.75

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use