Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in World
World: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 30.02 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 30.02 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in World peaked at 30.02 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28 %, in 1962.
That places World 18th 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 | 28.07 % | 28 % | 28.23 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.26 % | 28.1 % | 28.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.98 % | 28.6 % | 29.25 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.73 % | 28.49 % | 29.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.7 % | 28.36 % | 29.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.49 % | 29.11 % | 29.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.96 % | 29.88 % | 30.02 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 Sweden 84.64 % compare
- 16 Pakistan 84.34 % compare
- 17 Bangladesh 83.81 % compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 83.41 % compare
- 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 83.33 % compare
- 20 Norway 81.81 % compare
- 21 Hungary 81.48 % compare
More environment data for World
- Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.39 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.2 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.18 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 35.69 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 4.68 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in World?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in World was 30.02 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 30.02 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 % in 1962.
- How does World rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- World ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.