Agriculture — Area in OECD
OECD: Agriculture — Area was 1.19 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in OECD, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture — area in OECD stood at 1.19 million 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in OECD peaked at 1.38 million 1000 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million 1000 ha, in 2024.
OECD ranks 1st of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 million 1000 ha | 1.35 million 1000 ha | 1.38 million 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 million 1000 ha | 1.34 million 1000 ha | 1.36 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 million 1000 ha | 1.32 million 1000 ha | 1.34 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 million 1000 ha | 1.30 million 1000 ha | 1.33 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million 1000 ha | 1.24 million 1000 ha | 1.31 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million 1000 ha | 1.20 million 1000 ha | 1.24 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million 1000 ha | 1.19 million 1000 ha | 1.21 million 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More environment data for OECD
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.83 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.23 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.41 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 204,515 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in OECD?
- Agriculture — area in OECD was 1.19 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million 1000 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does OECD rank for agriculture — area?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Agriculture — 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.