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Arable land — NATO

Arable land in NATO in 2023 — 313,485,203 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 13%.

2023 313M ha −0.03% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 368M ha1969
Period minimum 313M ha2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — NATO, 1961–2023300M320M340M360M380M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 360,326,700 ha1963: 360,071,500 ha1965: 356,588,500 ha1967: 352,994,100 ha1969: 368,314,500 ha1971: 363,689,600 ha1973: 362,440,500 ha1975: 361,185,300 ha1977: 361,538,000 ha1979: 365,045,600 ha1981: 365,184,500 ha1983: 362,456,300 ha1985: 364,084,100 ha1987: 362,845,700 ha1989: 361,060,700 ha1991: 359,708,510 ha1993: 367,676,700 ha1995: 364,504,800 ha1997: 360,390,300 ha1999: 356,405,200 ha2001: 353,007,160 ha2003: 344,741,875 ha2005: 339,260,579 ha2007: 330,514,784 ha2009: 326,805,571 ha2011: 321,263,741 ha2013: 320,375,802 ha2015: 321,354,066 ha2017: 321,590,077 ha2019: 318,858,764 ha2021: 314,554,829 ha2023: 313,485,203 ha
Change over the period: −46.84M (−13%) Average annual rate: -0.22 %

Comparison, 2023

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

NATO 313M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Arable land — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 313M −84,313 −0.03%
2022 314M −985,313 −0.31%
2021 315M −773,903 −0.25%
2020 315M −3.53M −1.11%
2019 319M −940,399 −0.29%
2018 320M −1.79M −0.56%
2017 322M +138,900 +0.04%
2016 321M +97,110 +0.03%
2015 321M +192,804 +0.06%
2014 321M +785,460 +0.25%
2013 320M −91,299 −0.03%
2012 320M −796,640 −0.25%
2011 321M −2.77M −0.86%
2010 324M −2.77M −0.85%
2009 327M −2.15M −0.65%
2008 329M −1.56M −0.47%
2007 331M −5.25M −1.56%
2006 336M −3.5M −1.03%
2005 339M −3.2M −0.94%
2004 342M −2.28M −0.66%
2003 345M −4.26M −1.22%
2002 349M −4.01M −1.13%
2001 353M −2.81M −0.79%
2000 356M −591,230 −0.17%
1999 356M −1.96M −0.55%
1998 358M −2.03M −0.56%
1997 360M −1.46M −0.4%
1996 362M −2.65M −0.73%
1995 365M −1.55M −0.42%
1994 366M −1.62M −0.44%
1993 368M +2.71M +0.74%
1992 365M +5.26M +1.46%
1991 360M −838,790 −0.23%
1990 361M −513,400 −0.14%
1989 361M −1M −0.28%
1988 362M −782,500 −0.22%
1987 363M −1.45M −0.4%
1986 364M +214,500 +0.06%
1985 364M +331,600 +0.09%
1984 364M +1.3M +0.36%
1983 362M −693,700 −0.19%
1982 363M −2.03M −0.56%
1981 365M +322,100 +0.09%
1980 365M −183,200 −0.05%
1979 365M +731,800 +0.2%
1978 364M +2.78M +0.77%
1977 362M +566,200 +0.16%
1976 361M −213,500 −0.06%
1975 361M −459,500 −0.13%
1974 362M −795,700 −0.22%
1973 362M −925,300 −0.25%
1972 363M −323,800 −0.09%
1971 364M −2.69M −0.73%
1970 366M −1.93M −0.52%
1969 368M +9.18M +2.56%
1968 359M +6.14M +1.74%
1967 353M −1.82M −0.51%
1966 355M −1.78M −0.5%
1965 357M −1.35M −0.38%
1964 358M −2.13M −0.59%
1963 360M +3.09M +0.87%
1962 357M −3.35M −0.93%
1961 360M — —

About the indicator

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.

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