Agricultural land — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Agricultural land — Area was 1.21 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 1.21 million 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 1.21 million 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million 1000 ha, in 1961.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 1.08 million 1000 ha | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 1.10 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million 1000 ha | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 1.11 million 1000 ha | 1.14 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 1.14 million 1000 ha | 1.17 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million 1000 ha | 1.17 million 1000 ha | 1.21 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million 1000 ha | 1.21 million 1000 ha | 1.21 million 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.26 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 893,088 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Agricultural land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 1.21 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for agricultural land — area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.