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Arable land

Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.

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Latest, 202314.5%of land areaAnnual release · Not updated
vs 2022No change14.5%
High since 196118.09% of land area2003 · World Bank
Low since 196110.27% of land area1961 · World Bank

Over time

2013 - 2023

Recent years

  1. 202314.5% of land areaNo change
  2. 202214.5% of land areaNo change
  3. 202114.5% of land areaNo change
  4. 202014.5% of land area+0.1 pp
  5. 201914.35% of land area+0.2 pp
  6. 201814.19% of land area+0.2 pp
  7. 201714.04% of land area+0.2 pp
  8. 201613.88% of land area+0.2 pp
Full table
PeriodValue
202314.5% of land area
202214.5% of land area
202114.5% of land area
202014.5% of land area
201914.35% of land area
201814.19% of land area
201714.04% of land area
201613.88% of land area
201513.72% of land area
201413.18% of land area
201312.87% of land area
201213.25% of land area
201113.62% of land area
201014% of land area
200914.38% of land area
200814.75% of land area
200714.71% of land area
200614.05% of land area
200513.06% of land area
200415.57% of land area
200318.09% of land area
200217.32% of land area
200116.55% of land area
200015.78% of land area
199915.01% of land area
199814.24% of land area
199713.47% of land area
199612.7% of land area
199512.64% of land area
199412.64% of land area
199312.36% of land area
199212.13% of land area
199112.13% of land area
199012.13% of land area
198912.13% of land area
198812.13% of land area
198712.13% of land area
198612.13% of land area
198512.13% of land area
198412.13% of land area
198312.13% of land area
198212.13% of land area
198111.9% of land area
198011.85% of land area
197911.66% of land area
197811.66% of land area
197711.66% of land area
197611.2% of land area
197510.92% of land area
197410.92% of land area
197310.73% of land area
197210.45% of land area
197110.27% of land area
197010.27% of land area
196910.27% of land area
196810.36% of land area
196710.36% of land area
196610.27% of land area
196510.27% of land area
196410.27% of land area
196310.27% of land area
196210.27% of land area
196110.27% of land area