Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 41.05 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 41.05 %.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 41.13 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.82 %, in 1961.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 19th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.13 % | 36.82 % | 37.34 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.42 % | 37.18 % | 37.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.77 % | 37.4 % | 38.33 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.46 % | 37.92 % | 39.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.34 % | 38.95 % | 39.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.49 % | 39.98 % | 40.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.05 % | 40.99 % | 41.13 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 16 Djibouti 73.53 % compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 73.23 % compare
- 18 Guinea 73.22 % compare
- 19 Bangladesh 72.21 % compare
- 20 Ukraine 71.3 % compare
- 21 Madagascar 70.36 % compare
- 22 Somalia 70.34 % compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.86 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 6.68 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.55 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.9 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.95 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 41.05 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.13 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.82 % in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.