Agricultural land — Share in Land area in OECD
OECD: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 34.15 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in OECD, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD recorded 34.15 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in OECD peaked at 40.45 % in 1968 and was at its lowest, 33.75 %, in 2016.
OECD ranks 133rd of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in OECD, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.67 % | — |
| 1962 | 39.64 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 39.67 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 39.66 % | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 39.69 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 39.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 39.75 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 40.45 % | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 40.38 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 39.9 % | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 39.93 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 39.89 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 39.76 % | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 39.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 39.73 % | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 39.77 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 39.48 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 39.56 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 39.46 % | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 39.5 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 39.49 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 39.38 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 39.2 % | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 39.29 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 39.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.76 % | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 38.75 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 38.77 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 38.67 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 38.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 38.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 38.49 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 38.27 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 38.47 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 38.18 % | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 38.11 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 37.95 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 38 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 37.67 % | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 37.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 37.69 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.34 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 37.06 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 35.75 % | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 36.18 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 36.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.66 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 35.36 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 35.18 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 34.89 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 35.43 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 35.16 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 34.69 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 34.72 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 33.94 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 33.75 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 34.57 % | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 34.11 % | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 34.17 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 33.97 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.34 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 34.28 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 34.16 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 34.15 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.85 % | 39.64 % | 40.45 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.72 % | 39.46 % | 39.93 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.11 % | 38.67 % | 39.5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.22 % | 37.67 % | 38.58 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.4 % | 35.18 % | 37.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.54 % | 33.75 % | 35.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.18 % | 33.97 % | 34.34 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More environment data for OECD
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.23 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in OECD?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in OECD was 34.15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 40.45 % in 1968.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.75 % in 2016.
- How does OECD rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- OECD ranks 133rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.