Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 69.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 69.21 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 81.84 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 69.21 %, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81.84 % | — |
| 1962 | 81.76 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 81.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 81.44 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 80.95 % | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 80.81 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 80.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 80.3 % | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 80.11 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 77.91 % | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 77.89 % | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 77.53 % | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 77.28 % | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 77.04 % | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 76.81 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 76.75 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 76.43 % | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 76.38 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 76.27 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 76.34 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 75.72 % | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 75.56 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 75.29 % | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 75.24 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 75.1 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.94 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 74.88 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 76.15 % | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 75.67 % | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 75.24 % | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 74.99 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.69 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 72.48 % | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 71.96 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 71.83 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 72.31 % | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 72.69 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 72.41 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.17 % | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 70.12 % | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 70.07 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 70.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 70.09 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.48 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 70.09 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.73 % | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 72.94 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 73.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.61 % | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 71.19 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 70.95 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.02 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.23 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.84 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.71 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 72.2 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.72 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 72.42 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 71.34 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 71.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 71.98 % | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.31 % | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 69.21 % | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.07 % | 80.11 % | 81.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.03 % | 76.27 % | 77.91 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.49 % | 74.88 % | 76.34 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.98 % | 71.17 % | 75.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.24 % | 70.07 % | 73.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.46 % | 70.84 % | 72.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8 % | 69.21 % | 71.98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.54 % compare
- 20 Somalia 70.34 % compare
- 21 Faroe Islands 70.12 % compare
- 21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7.71 % compare
- 22 Eswatini 69.61 % compare
- 22 Melanesia 4.11 % compare
- 24 Togo 69.08 % compare
- 25 Mongolia 68.81 % compare
- 26 Isle of Man 68.27 % compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 0.7141 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 1.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -14.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 857,565 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 69.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.84 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.21 % in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.