Lower middle income - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Lower middle income was 10,664,470 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,664,470 in 2018 and a minimum value of 9,071,265 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 9,071,265
1962 9,095,600
1963 9,129,369
1964 9,159,221
1965 9,205,111
1966 9,195,280
1967 9,228,029
1968 9,237,710
1969 9,280,170
1970 9,276,250
1971 9,291,856
1972 9,265,430
1973 9,333,980
1974 9,303,280
1975 9,307,850
1976 9,164,800
1977 9,136,710
1978 9,144,510
1979 9,140,385
1980 9,159,170
1981 9,099,190
1982 9,147,368
1983 9,142,285
1984 9,210,831
1985 9,285,424
1986 9,349,414
1987 9,408,563
1988 9,431,232
1989 9,469,030
1990 9,465,345
1991 9,373,947
1992 10,221,550
1993 10,216,290
1994 10,241,230
1995 10,272,330
1996 10,296,540
1997 10,430,950
1998 10,453,270
1999 10,505,130
2000 10,521,600
2001 10,551,270
2002 10,570,540
2003 10,457,000
2004 10,511,060
2005 10,344,140
2006 10,363,610
2007 10,397,320
2008 10,431,950
2009 10,471,690
2010 10,482,580
2011 10,518,780
2012 10,541,390
2013 10,565,870
2014 10,570,110
2015 10,596,690
2016 10,637,250
2017 10,663,260
2018 10,664,470

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Lower middle income was 41.67 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 41.67 in 2018, while its lowest value was 37.48 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 37.48
1962 37.58
1963 37.72
1964 37.84
1965 38.03
1966 37.99
1967 38.13
1968 38.17
1969 38.34
1970 38.32
1971 38.39
1972 38.28
1973 38.56
1974 38.44
1975 38.46
1976 37.86
1977 37.75
1978 37.78
1979 37.76
1980 37.84
1981 37.59
1982 37.79
1983 37.77
1984 38.05
1985 38.36
1986 38.63
1987 38.87
1988 38.97
1989 39.12
1990 39.11
1991 38.73
1992 40.02
1993 40.00
1994 40.11
1995 40.23
1996 40.32
1997 40.85
1998 40.94
1999 41.14
2000 41.23
2001 41.34
2002 41.42
2003 40.98
2004 41.19
2005 40.54
2006 40.61
2007 40.75
2008 40.88
2009 41.04
2010 41.08
2011 41.22
2012 41.31
2013 41.41
2014 41.43
2015 41.50
2016 41.55
2017 41.66
2018 41.67

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use