Cropland — Share in Land area in OECD
OECD: Cropland — Share in Land area was 11.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in OECD, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in OECD stood at 11.21 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in OECD peaked at 12.54 % in 1969 and was at its lowest, 11.21 %, in 2024.
That places OECD 137th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2 % | 12.09 % | 12.54 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.27 % | 12.15 % | 12.43 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4 % | 12.33 % | 12.47 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.24 % | 12.17 % | 12.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.78 % | 11.44 % | 12.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.35 % | 11.22 % | 11.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.24 % | 11.21 % | 11.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 134 Slovenia 11.45 % compare
- 135 Kazakhstan 11.37 % compare
- 136 Sudan 11.35 % compare
- 138 Aruba 11.11 % compare
- 139 Mozambique 11.01 % compare
- 140 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10.84 % compare
More environment data for OECD
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.83 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.23 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.41 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 204,515 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in OECD?
- Cropland — share in land area in OECD was 11.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 12.54 % in 1969.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.21 % in 2024.
- How does OECD rank for cropland — share in land area?
- OECD ranks 137th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.