Middle income - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Middle income was 29,769,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,772,550 in 2017 and a minimum value of 19,951,550 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 19,951,550
1962 20,038,070
1963 20,138,870
1964 20,227,410
1965 20,339,940
1966 20,401,710
1967 20,498,840
1968 20,589,010
1969 20,732,600
1970 20,816,040
1971 20,932,100
1972 21,015,130
1973 21,191,930
1974 21,271,740
1975 21,364,120
1976 21,343,630
1977 21,443,120
1978 21,572,140
1979 21,680,800
1980 21,806,340
1981 21,832,350
1982 22,006,870
1983 22,158,410
1984 22,385,730
1985 22,621,620
1986 22,758,620
1987 22,894,700
1988 22,968,980
1989 23,070,990
1990 23,086,800
1991 23,064,030
1992 28,961,470
1993 28,967,860
1994 29,023,690
1995 29,013,560
1996 29,020,240
1997 29,174,220
1998 29,196,180
1999 29,252,760
2000 29,235,990
2001 29,235,610
2002 29,271,290
2003 29,172,800
2004 29,240,650
2005 29,119,720
2006 29,192,870
2007 29,263,720
2008 29,268,140
2009 29,315,700
2010 29,440,490
2011 29,475,790
2012 29,531,440
2013 29,587,510
2014 29,569,110
2015 29,619,800
2016 29,677,320
2017 29,772,550
2018 29,769,000

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Middle income was 37.61 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 40.03 in 1990, while its lowest value was 34.60 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 34.60
1962 34.75
1963 34.92
1964 35.08
1965 35.27
1966 35.38
1967 35.55
1968 35.70
1969 35.95
1970 36.10
1971 36.30
1972 36.44
1973 36.75
1974 36.89
1975 37.05
1976 37.01
1977 37.18
1978 37.41
1979 37.60
1980 37.81
1981 37.86
1982 38.16
1983 38.42
1984 38.82
1985 39.23
1986 39.46
1987 39.70
1988 39.83
1989 40.01
1990 40.03
1991 39.99
1992 36.63
1993 36.64
1994 36.72
1995 36.71
1996 36.72
1997 36.91
1998 36.95
1999 37.02
2000 37.01
2001 37.01
2002 37.05
2003 36.93
2004 37.02
2005 36.86
2006 36.91
2007 36.99
2008 37.01
2009 37.07
2010 37.23
2011 37.27
2012 37.34
2013 37.41
2014 37.39
2015 37.45
2016 37.49
2017 37.61
2018 37.61

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use