Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in OECD
OECD: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 30.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in OECD, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD recorded 30.73 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in OECD peaked at 31.74 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29 %, in 1967.
That places OECD 140th out of 248 countries 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in OECD, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.29 % | — |
| 1962 | 29.13 % | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 29.33 % | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 29.24 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 29.19 % | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 29.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 29 % | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 29.09 % | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 29.66 % | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 29.72 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 29.38 % | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 29.4 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 29.27 % | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 29.2 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 29.1 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 29.13 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 29.41 % | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 29.68 % | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 29.83 % | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 29.82 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 29.87 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 29.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 29.99 % | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 30.19 % | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 30.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 30.55 % | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 30.41 % | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 30.24 % | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 30.32 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 30.36 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 30.42 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 30.26 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 30.61 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 30.41 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 30.4 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 30.42 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 30.56 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 30.45 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 30.69 % | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 30.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.49 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 30.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 31.52 % | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 30.92 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 30.54 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 30.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 30.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 30.63 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 30.41 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 30.56 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.95 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.02 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.67 % | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 31.74 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 30.95 % | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.19 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 30.94 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.03 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.85 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.74 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 30.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 30.73 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.23 % | 29 % | 29.66 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.41 % | 29.1 % | 29.83 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.14 % | 29.82 % | 30.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.46 % | 30.26 % | 30.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.68 % | 30.4 % | 31.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.01 % | 30.41 % | 31.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.82 % | 30.73 % | 31.03 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
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- 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)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.23 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in OECD?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in OECD was 30.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 31.74 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 % in 1967.
- How does OECD rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- OECD ranks 140th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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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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.