Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — G7

Arable land share in the G7 in 2023 — 11.94%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.86 pp.

2023 11.94% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 14.15%1969
Period minimum 11.94%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — G7, 1961–2023111213141519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 13.8%1963: 13.76%1965: 13.62%1967: 13.46%1969: 14.15%1971: 13.93%1973: 13.88%1975: 13.86%1977: 13.89%1979: 14.03%1981: 14.06%1983: 14.02%1985: 14.06%1987: 13.97%1989: 13.92%1991: 13.89%1993: 13.71%1995: 13.65%1997: 13.46%1999: 13.34%2001: 13.31%2003: 13.01%2005: 12.75%2007: 12.47%2009: 12.29%2011: 12.1%2013: 12.09%2015: 12.15%2017: 12.22%2019: 12.08%2021: 12.01%2023: 11.94%
Change over the period: −1.86 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

G7 11.94%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.94 −0.01 pp
2022 11.95 −0.06 pp
2021 12.01 +0.05 pp
2020 11.96 −0.12 pp
2019 12.08 −0.06 pp
2018 12.15 −0.07 pp
2017 12.22 +0.03 pp
2016 12.18 +0.03 pp
2015 12.15 +0.03 pp
2014 12.13 +0.03 pp
2013 12.09 +0.03 pp
2012 12.07 −0.03 pp
2011 12.1 −0.1 pp
2010 12.2 −0.09 pp
2009 12.29 −0.11 pp
2008 12.41 −0.07 pp
2007 12.47 −0.15 pp
2006 12.62 −0.13 pp
2005 12.75 −0.14 pp
2004 12.9 −0.12 pp
2003 13.01 −0.15 pp
2002 13.17 −0.14 pp
2001 13.31 −0.02 pp
2000 13.33 −0.01 pp
1999 13.34 −0.07 pp
1998 13.41 −0.04 pp
1997 13.46 −0.05 pp
1996 13.51 −0.14 pp
1995 13.65 −0 pp
1994 13.65 −0.06 pp
1993 13.71 −0.08 pp
1992 13.79 −0.1 pp
1991 13.89 −0.03 pp
1990 13.92 −0 pp
1989 13.92 −0.02 pp
1988 13.94 −0.03 pp
1987 13.97 −0.1 pp
1986 14.07 +0.01 pp
1985 14.06 +0.02 pp
1984 14.04 +0.02 pp
1983 14.02 −0.01 pp
1982 14.03 −0.04 pp
1981 14.06 +0.01 pp
1980 14.05 +0.02 pp
1979 14.03 +0.01 pp
1978 14.02 +0.13 pp
1977 13.89 +0.02 pp
1976 13.86 −0 pp
1975 13.86 −0 pp
1974 13.86 −0.01 pp
1973 13.88 −0.03 pp
1972 13.9 −0.03 pp
1971 13.93 −0.17 pp
1970 14.1 −0.05 pp
1969 14.15 +0.4 pp
1968 13.75 +0.3 pp
1967 13.46 −0.09 pp
1966 13.55 −0.07 pp
1965 13.62 −0.05 pp
1964 13.67 −0.09 pp
1963 13.76 +0.13 pp
1962 13.63 −0.17 pp
1961 13.8

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.