Arable land — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Arable land — Area was 274,802 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable 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 arable land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 274,802 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 274,802 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 174,832 1000 ha, in 1961.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 174,832 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 175,810 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 177,986 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 179,741 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 181,841 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 182,576 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 183,282 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 184,600 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 183,751 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 184,760 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 184,581 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 186,554 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 187,559 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 186,478 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 188,278 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 189,064 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 189,912 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 192,076 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 191,776 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 193,143 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 192,177 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 194,689 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 193,304 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 194,778 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 197,366 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 196,843 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 198,601 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 198,672 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 200,234 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 201,221 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 202,862 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 204,447 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 208,273 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 209,492 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 212,279 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 213,670 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 214,606 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 215,134 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 216,394 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 216,272 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 217,403 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 218,339 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 224,324 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 224,628 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 227,649 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 229,889 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 232,592 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 234,463 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 237,544 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 244,706 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 247,770 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 253,266 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 256,153 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 257,706 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 260,255 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 263,279 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 266,388 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 268,649 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 266,553 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 269,856 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 271,563 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 272,514 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 273,556 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 274,802 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 180,491 1000 ha | 174,832 1000 ha | 184,600 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 188,104 1000 ha | 184,581 1000 ha | 192,076 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 195,981 1000 ha | 192,177 1000 ha | 200,234 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 209,838 1000 ha | 201,221 1000 ha | 216,394 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 226,310 1000 ha | 216,272 1000 ha | 237,544 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,472 1000 ha | 244,706 1000 ha | 268,649 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 272,458 1000 ha | 269,856 1000 ha | 274,802 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.95 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Arable land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 274,802 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 274,802 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,832 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for arable land — area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.