OECD members - Permanent cropland

Permanent cropland (% of land area)

Permanent cropland (% of land area) in OECD members was 0.735 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 0.735 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.566 in 1961.

Definition: Permanent cropland 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 0.566
1962 0.572
1963 0.575
1964 0.579
1965 0.582
1966 0.587
1967 0.590
1968 0.592
1969 0.594
1970 0.603
1971 0.606
1972 0.608
1973 0.615
1974 0.619
1975 0.622
1976 0.624
1977 0.624
1978 0.630
1979 0.631
1980 0.634
1981 0.639
1982 0.636
1983 0.641
1984 0.638
1985 0.634
1986 0.638
1987 0.640
1988 0.640
1989 0.641
1990 0.643
1991 0.645
1992 0.643
1993 0.647
1994 0.650
1995 0.636
1996 0.626
1997 0.637
1998 0.644
1999 0.653
2000 0.655
2001 0.658
2002 0.649
2003 0.638
2004 0.651
2005 0.655
2006 0.652
2007 0.656
2008 0.659
2009 0.655
2010 0.662
2011 0.662
2012 0.675
2013 0.665
2014 0.670
2015 0.675
2016 0.671
2017 0.728
2018 0.735

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use