Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — OPEC

Agricultural land in OPEC in 2023 — 3,783,164 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 32.9%.

2023 3.78M km² +0.07% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 3.92M km²2004
Period minimum 2.85M km²1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — OPEC, 1961–20232.5M3M3.5M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,846,330 km²1963: 2,847,530 km²1965: 2,854,370 km²1967: 2,860,610 km²1969: 2,871,980 km²1971: 2,899,610 km²1973: 2,912,910 km²1975: 2,907,540 km²1977: 2,910,310 km²1979: 2,925,370 km²1981: 2,871,400 km²1983: 2,891,310 km²1985: 3,014,320 km²1987: 3,128,042 km²1989: 3,237,174 km²1991: 3,321,221 km²1993: 3,421,937 km²1995: 3,594,407 km²1997: 3,731,903 km²1999: 3,888,084 km²2001: 3,895,788 km²2003: 3,901,676 km²2005: 3,752,753 km²2007: 3,762,122 km²2009: 3,738,676 km²2011: 3,743,665 km²2013: 3,743,578 km²2015: 3,750,103 km²2017: 3,758,053 km²2019: 3,769,831 km²2021: 3,777,704 km²2023: 3,783,164 km²
Change over the period: +936,834 (+32.91%) Average annual rate: 0.46 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OPEC 3.78M km²
World 47.92M km²
Agricultural land — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 3.78M +2,519 +0.07%
2022 3.78M +2,941 +0.08%
2021 3.78M +2,839 +0.08%
2020 3.77M +5,034 +0.13%
2019 3.77M +2,953 +0.08%
2018 3.77M +8,825 +0.23%
2017 3.76M +6,399 +0.17%
2016 3.75M +1,550 +0.04%
2015 3.75M +1,655 +0.04%
2014 3.75M +4,870 +0.13%
2013 3.74M −1,355 −0.04%
2012 3.74M +1,268 +0.03%
2011 3.74M +2,101 +0.06%
2010 3.74M +2,888 +0.08%
2009 3.74M −1,888 −0.05%
2008 3.74M −21,558 −0.57%
2007 3.76M +7,683 +0.2%
2006 3.75M +1,687 +0.04%
2005 3.75M −164,038 −4.19%
2004 3.92M +15,114 +0.39%
2003 3.9M +2,924 +0.07%
2002 3.9M +2,964 +0.08%
2001 3.9M +10,906 +0.28%
2000 3.88M −3,202 −0.08%
1999 3.89M +59,449 +1.55%
1998 3.83M +96,731 +2.59%
1997 3.73M +62,119 +1.69%
1996 3.67M +75,377 +2.1%
1995 3.59M +90,265 +2.58%
1994 3.5M +82,205 +2.4%
1993 3.42M +81,057 +2.43%
1992 3.34M +19,659 +0.59%
1991 3.32M +27,723 +0.84%
1990 3.29M +56,324 +1.74%
1989 3.24M +45,949 +1.44%
1988 3.19M +63,183 +2.02%
1987 3.13M +58,025 +1.89%
1986 3.07M +55,697 +1.85%
1985 3.01M +60,620 +2.05%
1984 2.95M +62,390 +2.16%
1983 2.89M +10,660 +0.37%
1982 2.88M +9,250 +0.32%
1981 2.87M −38,030 −1.31%
1980 2.91M −15,940 −0.54%
1979 2.93M +17,920 +0.62%
1978 2.91M −2,860 −0.1%
1977 2.91M −900 −0.03%
1976 2.91M +3,670 +0.13%
1975 2.91M −6,450 −0.22%
1974 2.91M +1,080 +0.04%
1973 2.91M +1,210 +0.04%
1972 2.91M +12,090 +0.42%
1971 2.9M +21,750 +0.76%
1970 2.88M +5,880 +0.2%
1969 2.87M +6,440 +0.22%
1968 2.87M +4,930 +0.17%
1967 2.86M +2,600 +0.09%
1966 2.86M +3,640 +0.13%
1965 2.85M +5,590 +0.2%
1964 2.85M +1,250 +0.04%
1963 2.85M +1,670 +0.06%
1962 2.85M −470 −0.02%
1961 2.85M

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.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.