Arable land in high-income countries in 2023 — 457,915,736 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 24.9%.
1961–2023 · hectares
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | ha | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 458M | −136,360 | −0.03% |
| 2022 | 458M | −1.51M | −0.33% |
| 2021 | 460M | −290,062 | −0.06% |
| 2020 | 460M | −3.71M | −0.8% |
| 2019 | 464M | −1.34M | −0.29% |
| 2018 | 465M | −1.39M | −0.3% |
| 2017 | 466M | +1.22M | +0.26% |
| 2016 | 465M | −908,901 | −0.2% |
| 2015 | 466M | −756,144 | −0.16% |
| 2014 | 467M | +1.53M | +0.33% |
| 2013 | 465M | −330,740 | −0.07% |
| 2012 | 466M | −1.1M | −0.24% |
| 2011 | 467M | +4.43M | +0.96% |
| 2010 | 462M | −4.62M | −0.99% |
| 2009 | 467M | +1.53M | +0.33% |
| 2008 | 465M | +138,913 | +0.03% |
| 2007 | 465M | −5.33M | −1.13% |
| 2006 | 470M | −5.44M | −1.14% |
| 2005 | 476M | −2.78M | −0.58% |
| 2004 | 479M | −739,834 | −0.15% |
| 2003 | 479M | −5.17M | −1.07% |
| 2002 | 485M | −5M | −1.02% |
| 2001 | 490M | −2.56M | −0.52% |
| 2000 | 492M | −170,261 | −0.03% |
| 1999 | 492M | −1.53M | −0.31% |
| 1998 | 494M | −2.29M | −0.46% |
| 1997 | 496M | +1.79M | +0.36% |
| 1996 | 494M | −2.04M | −0.41% |
| 1995 | 496M | −3.68M | −0.74% |
| 1994 | 500M | −2.24M | −0.45% |
| 1993 | 502M | +965,181 | +0.19% |
| 1992 | 501M | +135M | +37.01% |
| 1991 | 366M | −561,822 | −0.15% |
| 1990 | 367M | −1.04M | −0.28% |
| 1989 | 368M | −1.59M | −0.43% |
| 1988 | 369M | −2.01M | −0.54% |
| 1987 | 371M | −3.11M | −0.83% |
| 1986 | 374M | −41,348 | −0.01% |
| 1985 | 374M | −404,518 | −0.11% |
| 1984 | 375M | +3.11M | +0.84% |
| 1983 | 372M | −368,642 | −0.1% |
| 1982 | 372M | +346,803 | +0.09% |
| 1981 | 372M | +550,205 | +0.15% |
| 1980 | 371M | +774,300 | +0.21% |
| 1979 | 370M | +624,737 | +0.17% |
| 1978 | 370M | +4.45M | +1.22% |
| 1977 | 365M | +690,300 | +0.19% |
| 1976 | 365M | +806,500 | +0.22% |
| 1975 | 364M | −1.41M | −0.39% |
| 1974 | 365M | −633,650 | −0.17% |
| 1973 | 366M | −3.07M | −0.83% |
| 1972 | 369M | −809,900 | −0.22% |
| 1971 | 370M | −4.57M | −1.22% |
| 1970 | 374M | −2.6M | −0.69% |
| 1969 | 377M | +6.01M | +1.62% |
| 1968 | 371M | +7.89M | +2.18% |
| 1967 | 363M | −1.29M | −0.35% |
| 1966 | 364M | −631,671 | −0.17% |
| 1965 | 365M | −351,720 | −0.1% |
| 1964 | 365M | −1.22M | −0.33% |
| 1963 | 366M | +2.09M | +0.57% |
| 1962 | 364M | −2.36M | −0.64% |
| 1961 | 367M | — | — |
The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.
Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.
Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.
The part of the territory under annual crops, temporary meadows and fallow.
Agriculture Arable land per capitaHow many hectares of arable land there are per inhabitant.
Agriculture Agricultural landHow much land is taken up by arable land, permanent crops and pasture.
Agriculture Land under cereal productionHow much land is occupied by cereal crops — wheat, rice, maize and the rest.