Land use hidden — Cropland in OECD
OECD: Land use hidden — Cropland was 3.90 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in OECD, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland in OECD stood at 3.90 million Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in OECD peaked at 4.27 million Square kilometres in 1969 and was at its lowest, 3.90 million Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places OECD 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.15 million Square kilometres | 4.11 million Square kilometres | 4.27 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.18 million Square kilometres | 4.14 million Square kilometres | 4.23 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.22 million Square kilometres | 4.20 million Square kilometres | 4.24 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.19 million Square kilometres | 4.17 million Square kilometres | 4.22 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.10 million Square kilometres | 3.98 million Square kilometres | 4.24 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 million Square kilometres | 3.92 million Square kilometres | 3.97 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 million Square kilometres | 3.90 million Square kilometres | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 24,537 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.11 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in OECD?
- Land use hidden — cropland in OECD was 3.90 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 million Square kilometres in 1969.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.90 million Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does OECD rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata