Cropland — Share in Land area in World
World: Cropland — Share in Land area was 12.2 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in World is 12.2 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in World peaked at 12.2 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.27 %, in 1961.
World ranks 12th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.27 % | — |
| 1962 | 10.3 % | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 10.34 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 10.35 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 10.38 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 10.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10.4 % | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 10.49 % | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 10.56 % | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 10.55 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 10.53 % | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 10.58 % | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 10.6 % | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 10.62 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 10.63 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 10.69 % | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 10.74 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 10.82 % | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 10.88 % | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 10.91 % | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 10.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 11.03 % | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 11.07 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.2 % | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 11.31 % | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 11.34 % | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 11.37 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 11.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11.39 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 11.41 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11.43 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 11.43 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 11.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 11.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.47 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.48 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.51 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.49 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 11.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.53 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.56 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.61 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.62 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.63 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.68 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.73 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.79 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.83 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.86 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.97 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.99 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.03 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.07 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.15 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.17 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.2 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.39 % | 10.27 % | 10.56 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.66 % | 10.53 % | 10.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.19 % | 10.91 % | 11.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.44 % | 11.39 % | 11.51 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.57 % | 11.49 % | 11.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.92 % | 11.73 % | 12.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.15 % | 12.1 % | 12.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in World?
- Cropland — share in land area in World was 12.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.27 % in 1961.
- How does World rank for cropland — share in land area?
- World ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 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.