Land area — Area in OECD

OECD: Land area — Area was 3.41 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
3.41 million 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 248 countries
All-time high
3.43 million 1000 ha
in 2004
All-time low
3.40 million 1000 ha
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area in OECD, 1961–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area — area in OECD is 3.41 million 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in OECD peaked at 3.43 million 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.40 million 1000 ha, in 1988.

OECD ranks 1st of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.40 million 1000 ha 3.40 million 1000 ha 3.40 million 1000 ha 9
1970s 3.40 million 1000 ha 3.40 million 1000 ha 3.40 million 1000 ha 10
1980s 3.40 million 1000 ha 3.40 million 1000 ha 3.40 million 1000 ha 10
1990s 3.42 million 1000 ha 3.40 million 1000 ha 3.43 million 1000 ha 10
2000s 3.43 million 1000 ha 3.43 million 1000 ha 3.43 million 1000 ha 10
2010s 3.43 million 1000 ha 3.43 million 1000 ha 3.43 million 1000 ha 10
2020s 3.41 million 1000 ha 3.41 million 1000 ha 3.43 million 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 USSR 2.19 million 1000 ha compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 1.64 million 1000 ha compare
  3. 4 China 942,470 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in OECD?
Land area — area in OECD was 3.41 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 3.43 million 1000 ha in 2004.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 3.40 million 1000 ha in 1988.
How does OECD rank for land area — area?
OECD ranks 1st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
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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.