Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — G20

Arable land share in the G20 in 2023 — 10.91%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.31 pp.

2023 10.91% −0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 12.59%1986
Period minimum 10.91%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — G20, 1961–202310.51111.51212.51319611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 11.21%1963: 11.29%1965: 11.32%1967: 11.36%1969: 11.66%1971: 11.54%1973: 11.55%1975: 11.56%1977: 11.69%1979: 11.91%1981: 12.01%1983: 12.22%1985: 12.57%1987: 12.55%1989: 12.53%1991: 12.51%1993: 11.38%1995: 11.28%1997: 11.3%1999: 11.27%2001: 11.27%2003: 11.2%2005: 11.23%2007: 11.12%2009: 11.11%2011: 11.11%2013: 11.09%2015: 11.11%2017: 11.05%2019: 10.96%2021: 10.98%2023: 10.91%
Change over the period: −0.31 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 10.91%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.91 −0.05 pp
2022 10.96 −0.02 pp
2021 10.98 +0.02 pp
2020 10.96 −0 pp
2019 10.96 −0.04 pp
2018 11 −0.05 pp
2017 11.05 −0.02 pp
2016 11.08 −0.03 pp
2015 11.11 +0.01 pp
2014 11.1 +0.01 pp
2013 11.09 −0.01 pp
2012 11.1 −0.01 pp
2011 11.11 +0.03 pp
2010 11.08 −0.02 pp
2009 11.11 −0 pp
2008 11.11 −0.02 pp
2007 11.12 −0.05 pp
2006 11.17 −0.06 pp
2005 11.23 −0 pp
2004 11.23 +0.03 pp
2003 11.2 −0.03 pp
2002 11.24 −0.03 pp
2001 11.27 +0.01 pp
2000 11.26 −0.01 pp
1999 11.27 −0.01 pp
1998 11.28 −0.01 pp
1997 11.3 +0.04 pp
1996 11.26 −0.02 pp
1995 11.28 −0.05 pp
1994 11.33 −0.05 pp
1993 11.38 −0.07 pp
1992 11.46 −1.05 pp
1991 12.51 −0.03 pp
1990 12.54 +0.01 pp
1989 12.53 +0.02 pp
1988 12.51 −0.04 pp
1987 12.55 −0.04 pp
1986 12.59 +0.01 pp
1985 12.57 +0.14 pp
1984 12.43 +0.21 pp
1983 12.22 +0.11 pp
1982 12.11 +0.1 pp
1981 12.01 +0.05 pp
1980 11.96 +0.05 pp
1979 11.91 +0.08 pp
1978 11.84 +0.15 pp
1977 11.69 +0.07 pp
1976 11.62 +0.07 pp
1975 11.56 −0.02 pp
1974 11.58 +0.03 pp
1973 11.55 −0.01 pp
1972 11.56 +0.03 pp
1971 11.54 −0.08 pp
1970 11.61 −0.05 pp
1969 11.66 +0.13 pp
1968 11.54 +0.17 pp
1967 11.36 +0.01 pp
1966 11.35 +0.03 pp
1965 11.32 +0.02 pp
1964 11.3 +0.01 pp
1963 11.29 +0.08 pp
1962 11.21 −0.01 pp
1961 11.21

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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