Cropland — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cropland — Area was 317,994 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 317,994 1000 ha for cropland — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 317,994 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 186,428 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 194,068 1000 ha | 186,428 1000 ha | 199,210 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 204,802 1000 ha | 200,106 1000 ha | 209,851 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 215,566 1000 ha | 210,581 1000 ha | 221,137 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 232,337 1000 ha | 223,021 1000 ha | 240,487 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 252,555 1000 ha | 240,678 1000 ha | 266,635 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 293,444 1000 ha | 274,643 1000 ha | 307,971 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 314,734 1000 ha | 310,868 1000 ha | 317,994 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (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 — Share in Agricultural land 26.26 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (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 cropland — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Cropland — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 317,994 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 317,994 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,428 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cropland — area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Cropland — 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.