Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — G7

Agricultural land in the G7 in 2023 — 5,580,026 km². Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 8.7%.

2023 5.58M km² −0.12% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 6.11M km²1961
Period minimum 5.56M km²2007

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — G7, 1961–20235.4M5.6M5.8M6M6.2M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 6,108,590 km²1963: 6,051,930 km²1965: 6,000,280 km²1967: 5,986,850 km²1969: 5,974,290 km²1971: 5,946,429 km²1973: 5,894,973 km²1975: 5,868,610 km²1977: 5,859,660 km²1979: 5,828,620 km²1981: 5,815,930 km²1983: 5,839,730 km²1985: 5,833,420 km²1987: 5,785,370 km²1989: 5,780,559 km²1991: 5,760,831 km²1993: 5,709,283 km²1995: 5,671,672 km²1997: 5,618,336 km²1999: 5,605,701 km²2001: 5,606,675 km²2003: 5,585,073 km²2005: 5,577,896 km²2007: 5,558,575 km²2009: 5,579,479 km²2011: 5,601,834 km²2013: 5,629,125 km²2015: 5,639,072 km²2017: 5,655,659 km²2019: 5,631,919 km²2021: 5,589,652 km²2023: 5,580,026 km²
Change over the period: −528,564 (−8.65%) Average annual rate: -0.15 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 5.58M km²
World 47.92M km²
Agricultural land — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 5.58M −6,486 −0.12%
2022 5.59M −3,140 −0.06%
2021 5.59M −14,469 −0.26%
2020 5.6M −27,797 −0.49%
2019 5.63M −6,068 −0.11%
2018 5.64M −17,672 −0.31%
2017 5.66M +7,747 +0.14%
2016 5.65M +8,840 +0.16%
2015 5.64M +5,573 +0.1%
2014 5.63M +4,375 +0.08%
2013 5.63M +8,430 +0.15%
2012 5.62M +18,861 +0.34%
2011 5.6M +8,450 +0.15%
2010 5.59M +13,904 +0.25%
2009 5.58M +4,636 +0.08%
2008 5.57M +16,268 +0.29%
2007 5.56M −9,785 −0.18%
2006 5.57M −9,536 −0.17%
2005 5.58M −5,083 −0.09%
2004 5.58M −2,095 −0.04%
2003 5.59M −6,494 −0.12%
2002 5.59M −15,108 −0.27%
2001 5.61M +2,471 +0.04%
2000 5.6M −1,497 −0.03%
1999 5.61M −9,879 −0.18%
1998 5.62M −2,756 −0.05%
1997 5.62M −14,407 −0.26%
1996 5.63M −38,929 −0.69%
1995 5.67M −15,497 −0.27%
1994 5.69M −22,114 −0.39%
1993 5.71M −30,850 −0.54%
1992 5.74M −20,698 −0.36%
1991 5.76M −17,677 −0.31%
1990 5.78M −2,051 −0.04%
1989 5.78M −1,571 −0.03%
1988 5.78M −3,240 −0.06%
1987 5.79M −45,209 −0.78%
1986 5.83M −2,841 −0.05%
1985 5.83M −3,940 −0.07%
1984 5.84M −2,370 −0.04%
1983 5.84M −5,910 −0.1%
1982 5.85M +29,710 +0.51%
1981 5.82M −6,540 −0.11%
1980 5.82M −6,150 −0.11%
1979 5.83M −6,060 −0.1%
1978 5.83M −24,980 −0.43%
1977 5.86M −5,000 −0.09%
1976 5.86M −3,950 −0.07%
1975 5.87M −1,810 −0.03%
1974 5.87M −24,553 −0.42%
1973 5.89M −24,383 −0.41%
1972 5.92M −27,073 −0.46%
1971 5.95M −50,943 −0.85%
1970 6M +23,082 +0.39%
1969 5.97M −8,380 −0.14%
1968 5.98M −4,180 −0.07%
1967 5.99M −7,940 −0.13%
1966 5.99M −5,490 −0.09%
1965 6M −29,000 −0.48%
1964 6.03M −22,650 −0.37%
1963 6.05M −24,620 −0.41%
1962 6.08M −32,040 −0.52%
1961 6.11M

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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