Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 22.69 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 22.69 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 22.69 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.24 %, in 1961.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 16.63 % | 16.24 % | 16.92 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.2 % | 16.88 % | 17.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.75 % | 17.57 % | 17.88 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.67 % | 17.93 % | 19.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.62 % | 18.88 % | 20.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.66 % | 20.84 % | 22.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5 % | 22.31 % | 22.69 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (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)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 893,088 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 22.69 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.69 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.24 % in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.