Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — World

Arable land share in the world in 2023 — 10.67%. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1.09 pp.

2023 10.67% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.71%2017
Period minimum 9.57%1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — World, 1961–20239.51010.51119611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 9.57%1963: 9.64%1965: 9.69%1967: 9.73%1969: 9.9%1971: 9.85%1973: 9.91%1975: 9.92%1977: 10.02%1979: 10.18%1981: 10.24%1983: 10.38%1985: 10.64%1987: 10.65%1989: 10.65%1991: 10.68%1993: 10.61%1995: 10.57%1997: 10.59%1999: 10.59%2001: 10.56%2003: 10.54%2005: 10.56%2007: 10.54%2009: 10.57%2011: 10.64%2013: 10.65%2015: 10.69%2017: 10.71%2019: 10.68%2021: 10.7%2023: 10.67%
Change over the period: +1.09 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

World 10.67%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.67 −0.01 pp
2022 10.68 −0.02 pp
2021 10.7 +0.02 pp
2020 10.69 +0.01 pp
2019 10.68 −0.03 pp
2018 10.71 −0 pp
2017 10.71 +0.01 pp
2016 10.7 +0.01 pp
2015 10.69 +0.03 pp
2014 10.67 +0.01 pp
2013 10.65 +0.02 pp
2012 10.63 −0.01 pp
2011 10.64 +0.07 pp
2010 10.58 +0 pp
2009 10.57 +0.04 pp
2008 10.53 −0 pp
2007 10.54 −0.02 pp
2006 10.55 −0 pp
2005 10.56 +0.02 pp
2004 10.54 +0 pp
2003 10.54 +0.01 pp
2002 10.53 −0.03 pp
2001 10.56 −0 pp
2000 10.56 −0.03 pp
1999 10.59 +0.01 pp
1998 10.58 −0 pp
1997 10.59 +0.03 pp
1996 10.56 −0.01 pp
1995 10.57 −0.01 pp
1994 10.58 −0.03 pp
1993 10.61 −0.01 pp
1992 10.62 −0.06 pp
1991 10.68 +0.02 pp
1990 10.66 +0.01 pp
1989 10.65 +0.01 pp
1988 10.63 −0.02 pp
1987 10.65 +0 pp
1986 10.65 +0.01 pp
1985 10.64 +0.11 pp
1984 10.53 +0.15 pp
1983 10.38 +0.05 pp
1982 10.33 +0.09 pp
1981 10.24 +0.03 pp
1980 10.2 +0.02 pp
1979 10.18 +0.05 pp
1978 10.13 +0.1 pp
1977 10.02 +0.05 pp
1976 9.98 +0.05 pp
1975 9.92 +0 pp
1974 9.92 +0.01 pp
1973 9.91 +0.01 pp
1972 9.9 +0.05 pp
1971 9.85 −0.04 pp
1970 9.89 −0.02 pp
1969 9.9 +0.07 pp
1968 9.84 +0.11 pp
1967 9.73 +0.02 pp
1966 9.71 +0.02 pp
1965 9.69 +0.03 pp
1964 9.66 +0.02 pp
1963 9.64 +0.07 pp
1962 9.57 +0 pp
1961 9.57

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.