United Kingdom - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in United Kingdom was 6,037,788 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,354,000 in 1964 and a minimum value of 5,651,000 in 2001.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,175,000 |
| 1962 | 7,236,000 |
| 1963 | 7,275,000 |
| 1964 | 7,354,000 |
| 1965 | 7,339,000 |
| 1966 | 7,324,000 |
| 1967 | 7,309,000 |
| 1968 | 7,277,000 |
| 1969 | 7,163,000 |
| 1970 | 7,102,000 |
| 1971 | 7,132,000 |
| 1972 | 7,129,000 |
| 1973 | 7,075,000 |
| 1974 | 7,067,000 |
| 1975 | 6,869,000 |
| 1976 | 6,894,000 |
| 1977 | 6,921,000 |
| 1978 | 6,936,000 |
| 1979 | 6,829,000 |
| 1980 | 6,918,000 |
| 1981 | 6,907,000 |
| 1982 | 6,913,000 |
| 1983 | 6,899,000 |
| 1984 | 6,922,000 |
| 1985 | 6,990,000 |
| 1986 | 6,940,000 |
| 1987 | 6,935,000 |
| 1988 | 6,886,000 |
| 1989 | 6,702,000 |
| 1990 | 6,620,000 |
| 1991 | 6,567,000 |
| 1992 | 6,554,000 |
| 1993 | 6,091,000 |
| 1994 | 5,911,000 |
| 1995 | 5,936,000 |
| 1996 | 6,098,000 |
| 1997 | 6,368,000 |
| 1998 | 6,253,000 |
| 1999 | 5,917,000 |
| 2000 | 5,876,000 |
| 2001 | 5,651,000 |
| 2002 | 5,786,000 |
| 2003 | 5,659,000 |
| 2004 | 5,819,000 |
| 2005 | 5,729,000 |
| 2006 | 6,094,000 |
| 2007 | 6,085,000 |
| 2008 | 6,005,000 |
| 2009 | 6,049,000 |
| 2010 | 5,970,000 |
| 2011 | 6,062,000 |
| 2012 | 6,212,000 |
| 2013 | 6,265,400 |
| 2014 | 6,233,500 |
| 2015 | 6,011,000 |
| 2016 | 6,026,011 |
| 2017 | 6,082,880 |
| 2018 | 6,037,788 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in United Kingdom was 0.091 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.136 in 1964 and a minimum value of 0.091 in 2018.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.136 |
| 1962 | 0.136 |
| 1963 | 0.136 |
| 1964 | 0.136 |
| 1965 | 0.135 |
| 1966 | 0.134 |
| 1967 | 0.133 |
| 1968 | 0.132 |
| 1969 | 0.129 |
| 1970 | 0.128 |
| 1971 | 0.128 |
| 1972 | 0.127 |
| 1973 | 0.126 |
| 1974 | 0.126 |
| 1975 | 0.122 |
| 1976 | 0.123 |
| 1977 | 0.123 |
| 1978 | 0.123 |
| 1979 | 0.121 |
| 1980 | 0.123 |
| 1981 | 0.123 |
| 1982 | 0.123 |
| 1983 | 0.122 |
| 1984 | 0.123 |
| 1985 | 0.124 |
| 1986 | 0.122 |
| 1987 | 0.122 |
| 1988 | 0.121 |
| 1989 | 0.117 |
| 1990 | 0.116 |
| 1991 | 0.114 |
| 1992 | 0.114 |
| 1993 | 0.106 |
| 1994 | 0.102 |
| 1995 | 0.102 |
| 1996 | 0.105 |
| 1997 | 0.109 |
| 1998 | 0.107 |
| 1999 | 0.101 |
| 2000 | 0.100 |
| 2001 | 0.096 |
| 2002 | 0.097 |
| 2003 | 0.095 |
| 2004 | 0.097 |
| 2005 | 0.095 |
| 2006 | 0.100 |
| 2007 | 0.099 |
| 2008 | 0.097 |
| 2009 | 0.097 |
| 2010 | 0.095 |
| 2011 | 0.096 |
| 2012 | 0.098 |
| 2013 | 0.098 |
| 2014 | 0.096 |
| 2015 | 0.092 |
| 2016 | 0.092 |
| 2017 | 0.092 |
| 2018 | 0.091 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in United Kingdom was 24.96 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 30.40 in 1964, while its lowest value was 23.36 in 2001.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.66 |
| 1962 | 29.91 |
| 1963 | 30.07 |
| 1964 | 30.40 |
| 1965 | 30.34 |
| 1966 | 30.27 |
| 1967 | 30.21 |
| 1968 | 30.08 |
| 1969 | 29.61 |
| 1970 | 29.36 |
| 1971 | 29.48 |
| 1972 | 29.47 |
| 1973 | 29.24 |
| 1974 | 29.21 |
| 1975 | 28.39 |
| 1976 | 28.50 |
| 1977 | 28.61 |
| 1978 | 28.67 |
| 1979 | 28.23 |
| 1980 | 28.60 |
| 1981 | 28.55 |
| 1982 | 28.57 |
| 1983 | 28.52 |
| 1984 | 28.61 |
| 1985 | 28.89 |
| 1986 | 28.69 |
| 1987 | 28.67 |
| 1988 | 28.46 |
| 1989 | 27.70 |
| 1990 | 27.36 |
| 1991 | 27.14 |
| 1992 | 27.09 |
| 1993 | 25.18 |
| 1994 | 24.43 |
| 1995 | 24.54 |
| 1996 | 25.21 |
| 1997 | 26.32 |
| 1998 | 25.85 |
| 1999 | 24.46 |
| 2000 | 24.29 |
| 2001 | 23.36 |
| 2002 | 23.92 |
| 2003 | 23.39 |
| 2004 | 24.05 |
| 2005 | 23.68 |
| 2006 | 25.19 |
| 2007 | 25.15 |
| 2008 | 24.82 |
| 2009 | 25.00 |
| 2010 | 24.68 |
| 2011 | 25.06 |
| 2012 | 25.68 |
| 2013 | 25.90 |
| 2014 | 25.77 |
| 2015 | 24.85 |
| 2016 | 24.91 |
| 2017 | 25.14 |
| 2018 | 24.96 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
