Permanent crops — Area in OECD
OECD: Permanent crops — Area was 24,537 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in OECD, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
OECD recorded 24,537 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in OECD peaked at 24,537 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,230 1000 ha, in 1961.
OECD ranks 2nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in OECD, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,230 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 18,421 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 18,549 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 18,694 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 18,786 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 18,946 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 19,061 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 19,112 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 19,188 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 19,483 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 19,570 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 19,655 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 19,909 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 20,050 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 20,138 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 20,226 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 20,209 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 20,414 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 20,452 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 20,568 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 20,708 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 20,623 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 20,802 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 20,697 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 20,688 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 20,654 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 20,718 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 20,673 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 20,643 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 20,653 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20,680 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 20,686 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20,749 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 20,855 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 20,215 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 20,267 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 20,474 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 20,648 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 20,804 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 21,028 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 21,060 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 21,036 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 20,675 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 21,177 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 21,239 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 21,167 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 21,283 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 21,322 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 21,263 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 21,376 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 21,323 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 21,773 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 21,578 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21,728 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21,880 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 21,777 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 21,914 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 22,160 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 22,450 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 23,819 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 23,994 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 24,335 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 24,419 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 24,537 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,776 1000 ha | 18,230 1000 ha | 19,188 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,010 1000 ha | 19,483 1000 ha | 20,452 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,677 1000 ha | 20,568 1000 ha | 20,802 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,603 1000 ha | 20,215 1000 ha | 20,855 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,125 1000 ha | 20,675 1000 ha | 21,322 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,796 1000 ha | 21,323 1000 ha | 22,450 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,221 1000 ha | 23,819 1000 ha | 24,537 1000 ha | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.83 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in OECD?
- Permanent crops — area in OECD was 24,537 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 24,537 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,230 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does OECD rank for permanent crops — area?
- OECD ranks 2nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.