name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Belarus

country_id: BY


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Bhutan

country_id: BT

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description: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

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Agricultural land covers more than one-third of the world's land area, with arable land representing less than one-third of agricultural land (about 10 percent of the world's land area). Agricultural land constitutes only a part of any country's total area, which can include areas not suitable for agriculture, such as forests, mountains, and inland water bodies.

In many industrialized countries, agricultural land is subject to zoning regulations. In the context of zoning, agricultural land (or more properly agriculturally zoned land) refers to plots that may be used for agricultural activities, regardless of the physical type or quality of land.

FAO's agricultural land data contains a wide range of information on variables that are significant for: understanding the structure of a country's agricultural sector; making economic plans and policies for food security; deriving environmental indicators, including those related to investment in agriculture and data on gross crop area and net crop area which are useful for policy formulation and monitoring.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

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value: Agricultural land (% of land area)

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value: The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from official national sources through annual questionnaires and are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations.. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries. Data on agricultural employment, in particular, should be used with caution. In many countries much agricultural employment is informal and unrecorded, including substantial work performed by women and children. To address some of these concerns, this indicator is heavily footnoted in the database in sources, definition, and coverage.

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key: Periodicity

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key: Source

value: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

key: Statisticalconceptandmethodology

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Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers can alter the chemistry of soil. Pesticide poisoning is common in developing countries. And salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

Agricultural land is also sometimes classified as irrigated and non-irrigated land. In arid and semi-arid countries agriculture is often confined to irrigated land, with very little farming possible in non-irrigated areas. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded from Arable land.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses. Agricultural land indicator, along with land-use indicators, can also elucidate the environmental sustainability of countries' agricultural practices.

Total land area does not include inland water bodies such as major rivers and lakes. Variations from year to year may be due to updated or revised data rather than to change in area.

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value: Areas of former states are included in the successor states.

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description: A unique identifier for the indicator being reported.

description: The name or title of the indicator providing a human-readable label.

description: A unique identifier code for the country associated with the indicator.

description: The full name of the country relevant to the indicator data.

description: The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code—a three-letter country code standard—for the country.

date

description: The date or year the indicator measurement or observation pertains to.

value

description: The numerical or measured value of the indicator for the given country and date.

unit

description: The unit of measurement in which the indicator value is expressed.

description: The observation status indicating any special conditions or qualifiers about the data value.

decimal

description: The number of decimal places to which the indicator value is reported or rounded.


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Channel Islands

country_id: JG

value: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Croatia

country_id: HR


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Cuba

country_id: CU


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Cyprus

country_id: CY


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Gambia, The

country_id: GM


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Indonesia

country_id: ID


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Iran, Islamic Rep.

country_id: IR


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Isle of Man

country_id: IM


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Kyrgyz Republic

country_id: KG


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Morocco

country_id: MA


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - New Caledonia

country_id: NC


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Pakistan

country_id: PK


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Qatar

country_id: QA


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Samoa

country_id: WS


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - St. Martin (French part)

country_id: MF


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Switzerland

country_id: CH


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Tanzania

country_id: TZ


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Timor-Leste

country_id: TL


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Tonga

country_id: TO


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Uganda

country_id: UG


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Uzbekistan

country_id: UZ


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Yemen, Rep.

country_id: YE


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Low income

country_id: XM


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - South Asia


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: ZF


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Andorra

country_id: AD


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Azerbaijan

country_id: AZ


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Benin

country_id: BJ


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - China

country_id: CN


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Dominican Republic

country_id: DO


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Gabon

country_id: GA


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Georgia

country_id: GE


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Germany

country_id: DE


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Guinea-Bissau

country_id: GW


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Japan

country_id: JP


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Korea, Rep.

country_id: KR


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Liberia

country_id: LR


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Liechtenstein

country_id: LI


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Malaysia

country_id: MY


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Mauritius

country_id: MU


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Nepal

country_id: NP


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - North Macedonia

country_id: MK


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Seychelles

country_id: SC


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Slovenia

country_id: SI


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - South Sudan

country_id: SS


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - St. Vincent and the Grenadines

country_id: VC


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Trinidad and Tobago

country_id: TT


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Tunisia

country_id: TN


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - United Arab Emirates

country_id: AE


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - United Kingdom

country_id: GB


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Virgin Islands (U.S.)

country_id: VI


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Post-demographic dividend


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - South Asia (IDA & IBRD)


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - American Samoa

country_id: AS


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Antigua and Barbuda

country_id: AG


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Bermuda

country_id: BM


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Botswana

country_id: BW


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Cameroon

country_id: CM


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Canada

country_id: CA


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Central African Republic

country_id: CF


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Denmark

country_id: DK


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Ecuador

country_id: EC


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Fiji

country_id: FJ


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Guatemala

country_id: GT


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Guinea

country_id: GN


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Haiti

country_id: HT


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Ireland

country_id: IE


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Lebanon

country_id: LB


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Macao SAR, China

country_id: MO


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Malawi

country_id: MW


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Nicaragua

country_id: NI


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Northern Mariana Islands

country_id: MP


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Oman

country_id: OM


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Peru

country_id: PE


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Portugal

country_id: PT


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Puerto Rico

country_id: PR


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Russian Federation

country_id: RU


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Singapore

country_id: SG


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

country_id: SX


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - South Africa

country_id: ZA


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Sri Lanka

country_id: LK


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Suriname

country_id: SR


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Arab World


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: XQ


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - OECD members

country_id: OE


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Other small states


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Albania

country_id: AL


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Angola

country_id: AO


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Australia

country_id: AU


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Barbados

country_id: BB


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Cayman Islands

country_id: KY


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: CD


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Cote d'Ivoire

country_id: CI


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Djibouti

country_id: DJ


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EG


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - El Salvador

country_id: SV


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Eritrea

country_id: ER


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Estonia

country_id: EE


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - France

country_id: FR


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Greenland

country_id: GL


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Guam

country_id: GU


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Italy

country_id: IT


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Jordan

country_id: JO


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Mozambique

country_id: MZ


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Myanmar

country_id: MM


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Slovak Republic

country_id: SK


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Solomon Islands

country_id: SB


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - St. Lucia

country_id: LC


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Syrian Arab Republic

country_id: SY


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Tajikistan

country_id: TJ


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Turks and Caicos Islands

country_id: TC


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Uruguay

country_id: UY


name: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Venezuela, RB

country_id: VE


name: Arable land (hectares) - Caribbean small states

description: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

value:
Agricultural land covers more than one-third of the world's land area. Agricultural land constitutes only a part of any country's total area, which can include areas not suitable for agriculture, such as forests, mountains, and inland water bodies.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers can alter the chemistry of soil. Pesticide poisoning is common in developing countries. And salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is significant geographic variation in the availability of land considered suitable for agriculture. Increasing population and demand from other sectors place growing pressure on available resources. According to FAO, the world's cultivated area has grown by 12 percent over the last 50 years. The global irrigated area has doubled over the same period, accounting for most of the net increase in cultivated land. Agriculture already uses 11 percent of the world's land surface for crop production. It also makes use of 70 percent of all water withdrawn from aquifers, streams and lakes. Agricultural policies have primarily benefitted farmers with productive land and access to water, bypassing the majority of small-scale producers who are still locked in a poverty trap of high vulnerability, land degradation and climatic uncertainty.

Land resources are central to agriculture and rural development, and are intrinsically linked to global challenges of food insecurity and poverty, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as degradation and depletion of natural resources that affect the livelihoods of millions of rural people across the world.

In many industrialized countries, agricultural land is subject to zoning regulations. In the context of zoning, agricultural land (or more properly agriculturally zoned land) refers to plots that may be used for agricultural activities, regardless of the physical type or quality of land.

value: Arable land (hectares)

value:
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

The data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses. Agricultural land indicator, along with land-use indicators, can also elucidate the environmental sustainability of countries' agricultural practices.

True comparability of the data is limited, however, by variations in definitions, statistical methods, and quality of data. Countries use different definitions land use. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the primary compiler of the data, occasionally adjusts its definitions of land use categories and revises earlier data. Because the data reflect changes in reporting procedures as well as actual changes in land use, apparent trends should be interpreted cautiously.

Satellite images show land use that differs from that of ground-based measures in area under cultivation and type of land use. Moreover, land use data in some countries (India is an example) are based on reporting systems designed for collecting tax revenue. With land taxes no longer a major source of government revenue, the quality and coverage of land use data have declined.

value: Temporary fallow land refers to land left fallow for less than five years. The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Data for "Arable land" are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable.

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name: Arable land (hectares) - East Asia & Pacific

value: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.


name: Arable land (hectares) - Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


Arable land (hectares) - IBRD only

country_id: XF


Arable land (hectares) - Middle income

country_id: XP


Arable land (hectares) - OECD members

country_id: OE


name: Arable land (hectares) - Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: ZF


name: Arable land (hectares) - Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


Arable land (hectares) - Afghanistan

country_id: AF


Arable land (hectares) - American Samoa

country_id: AS


Arable land (hectares) - Angola

country_id: AO


Arable land (hectares) - Bahrain

country_id: BH


name: Arable land (hectares) - Channel Islands

country_id: JG


Arable land (hectares) - Czechia

country_id: CZ


Arable land (hectares) - Dominica

country_id: DM


name: Arable land (hectares) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EG


Arable land (hectares) - Fiji

country_id: FJ


Arable land (hectares) - Ireland

country_id: IE


Arable land (hectares) - Kiribati

country_id: KI


Arable land (hectares) - Libya

country_id: LY


Arable land (hectares) - Mexico

country_id: MX


Arable land (hectares) - Palau

country_id: PW


Arable land (hectares) - Portugal

country_id: PT


Arable land (hectares) - Samoa

country_id: WS


name: Arable land (hectares) - Solomon Islands

country_id: SB


Arable land (hectares) - Somalia

country_id: SO


Arable land (hectares) - South Africa

country_id: ZA


name: Arable land (hectares) - Syrian Arab Republic

country_id: SY


Arable land (hectares) - Thailand

country_id: TH


Arable land (hectares) - Togo

country_id: TG


Arable land (hectares) - Turkiye

country_id: TR


Arable land (hectares) - Uruguay

country_id: UY


Arable land (hectares) - Zimbabwe

country_id: ZW


name: Arable land (hectares) - Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (hectares) - Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Arable land (hectares) - Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

country_id: XJ


name: Arable land (hectares) - Least developed countries: UN classification

country_id: XL


Arable land (hectares) - Low income

country_id: XM


Arable land (hectares) - North America

country_id: XU


name: Arable land (hectares) - Other small states


name: Arable land (hectares) - Upper middle income

country_id: XT


Arable land (hectares) - Aruba

country_id: AW


name: Arable land (hectares) - Bosnia and Herzegovina

country_id: BA


Arable land (hectares) - Cambodia

country_id: KH


Arable land (hectares) - Cayman Islands

country_id: KY


Arable land (hectares) - China

country_id: CN


Arable land (hectares) - Costa Rica

country_id: CR


name: Arable land (hectares) - Equatorial Guinea

country_id: GQ


Arable land (hectares) - Finland

country_id: FI


Arable land (hectares) - Gabon

country_id: GA


Arable land (hectares) - Guatemala

country_id: GT


name: Arable land (hectares) - Hong Kong SAR, China

country_id: HK


Arable land (hectares) - Indonesia

country_id: ID


name: Arable land (hectares) - Iran, Islamic Rep.

country_id: IR


Arable land (hectares) - Iraq

country_id: IQ


Arable land (hectares) - Israel

country_id: IL


Arable land (hectares) - Italy

country_id: IT


Arable land (hectares) - Liechtenstein

country_id: LI


name: Arable land (hectares) - Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

country_id: FM


Arable land (hectares) - Netherlands

country_id: NL


Arable land (hectares) - Nigeria

country_id: NG


Arable land (hectares) - Oman

country_id: OM


Arable land (hectares) - San Marino

country_id: SM


Arable land (hectares) - Seychelles

country_id: SC


Arable land (hectares) - St. Lucia

country_id: LC


name: Arable land (hectares) - St. Martin (French part)

country_id: MF


Arable land (hectares) - Tanzania

country_id: TZ


Arable land (hectares) - Tunisia

country_id: TN


Arable land (hectares) - Turkmenistan

country_id: TM


Arable land (hectares) - Tuvalu

country_id: TV


Arable land (hectares) - Ukraine

country_id: UA


Arable land (hectares) - United States

country_id: US


Arable land (hectares) - Vanuatu

country_id: VU


name: Arable land (hectares) - Virgin Islands (U.S.)

country_id: VI


Arable land (hectares) - IDA blend

country_id: XH


Arable land (hectares) - IDA total

country_id: XG


Arable land (hectares) - Not classified

country_id: XY


name: Arable land (hectares) - Pacific island small states


Arable land (hectares) - Argentina

country_id: AR


Arable land (hectares) - Armenia

country_id: AM


Arable land (hectares) - Belgium

country_id: BE


Arable land (hectares) - Bermuda

country_id: BM


Arable land (hectares) - Bolivia

country_id: BO


name: Arable land (hectares) - Central African Republic

country_id: CF


Arable land (hectares) - Congo, Rep.

country_id: CG


Arable land (hectares) - Curacao

country_id: CW


Arable land (hectares) - El Salvador

country_id: SV


Arable land (hectares) - Eritrea

country_id: ER


Arable land (hectares) - Germany

country_id: DE


Arable land (hectares) - Grenada

country_id: GD


Arable land (hectares) - Guam

country_id: GU


Arable land (hectares) - Guinea

country_id: GN


Arable land (hectares) - Isle of Man

country_id: IM


Arable land (hectares) - Jamaica

country_id: JM


Arable land (hectares) - Jordan

country_id: JO


Arable land (hectares) - Korea, Rep.

country_id: KR


name: Arable land (hectares) - Kyrgyz Republic

country_id: KG


Arable land (hectares) - Lesotho

country_id: LS


Arable land (hectares) - Mali

country_id: ML


Arable land (hectares) - Malta

country_id: MT


Arable land (hectares) - Mauritius

country_id: MU


Arable land (hectares) - Mozambique

country_id: MZ


name: Arable land (hectares) - North Macedonia

country_id: MK


Arable land (hectares) - Panama

country_id: PA


Arable land (hectares) - Rwanda

country_id: RW


Arable land (hectares) - Switzerland

country_id: CH


name: Arable land (hectares) - Turks and Caicos Islands

country_id: TC


name: Arable land (hectares) - West Bank and Gaza

country_id: PS


Arable land (hectares) - Zambia

country_id: ZM


name: Arable land (hectares) - East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Arable land (hectares) - Europe & Central Asia


Arable land (hectares) - Algeria

country_id: DZ


name: Arable land (hectares) - Antigua and Barbuda

country_id: AG


Arable land (hectares) - Benin

country_id: BJ


Arable land (hectares) - Bhutan

country_id: BT


Arable land (hectares) - Burkina Faso

country_id: BF


Arable land (hectares) - Canada

country_id: CA


Arable land (hectares) - Comoros

country_id: KM


Arable land (hectares) - Cyprus

country_id: CY


name: Arable land (hectares) - Dominican Republic

country_id: DO


Arable land (hectares) - Gambia, The

country_id: GM


Arable land (hectares) - Kazakhstan

country_id: KZ


Arable land (hectares) - Kenya

country_id: KE


Arable land (hectares) - Kosovo

country_id: XK


Arable land (hectares) - Liberia

country_id: LR


Arable land (hectares) - Monaco

country_id: MC


name: Arable land (hectares) - Russian Federation

country_id: RU


name: Arable land (hectares) - Sao Tome and Principe

country_id: ST


Arable land (hectares) - Sierra Leone

country_id: SL


name: Arable land (hectares) - Slovak Republic

country_id: SK


Arable land (hectares) - South Sudan

country_id: SS


Arable land (hectares) - Sri Lanka

country_id: LK


name: Arable land (hectares) - Africa Eastern and Southern

country_id: ZH


name: Arable land (hectares) - Africa Western and Central

country_id: ZI


name: Arable land (hectares) - Early-demographic dividend


Arable land (hectares) - European Union

country_id: EU


name: Arable land (hectares) - IDA & IBRD total

country_id: ZT


name: Arable land (hectares) - Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (hectares) - Lower middle income

country_id: XN


Arable land (hectares) - Austria

country_id: AT


Arable land (hectares) - Bahamas, The

country_id: BS


Arable land (hectares) - Cote d'Ivoire

country_id: CI


name: Arable land (hectares) - French Polynesia

country_id: PF


Arable land (hectares) - Ghana

country_id: GH


Arable land (hectares) - Gibraltar

country_id: GI


Arable land (hectares) - Kuwait

country_id: KW


Arable land (hectares) - Latvia

country_id: LV


Arable land (hectares) - Malaysia

country_id: MY


Arable land (hectares) - Mongolia

country_id: MN


Arable land (hectares) - Morocco

country_id: MA


Arable land (hectares) - Nepal

country_id: NP


Arable land (hectares) - New Zealand

country_id: NZ


name: Arable land (hectares) - Northern Mariana Islands

country_id: MP


name: Arable land (hectares) - Papua New Guinea

country_id: PG


Arable land (hectares) - Puerto Rico

country_id: PR


Arable land (hectares) - Qatar

country_id: QA


Arable land (hectares) - Romania

country_id: RO


Arable land (hectares) - Senegal

country_id: SN


Arable land (hectares) - Serbia

country_id: RS


name: Arable land (hectares) - St. Kitts and Nevis

country_id: KN


name: Arable land (hectares) - St. Vincent and the Grenadines

country_id: VC


Arable land (hectares) - Sweden

country_id: SE


Arable land (hectares) - Uzbekistan

country_id: UZ


name: Arable land (hectares) - East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (hectares) - Late-demographic dividend


name: Arable land (hectares) - Latin America & Caribbean

country_id: ZJ


Arable land (hectares) - Australia

country_id: AU


Arable land (hectares) - Azerbaijan

country_id: AZ


Arable land (hectares) - Barbados

country_id: BB


Arable land (hectares) - Belarus

country_id: BY


Arable land (hectares) - Belize

country_id: BZ


Arable land (hectares) - Brazil

country_id: BR


name: Arable land (hectares) - Brunei Darussalam

country_id: BN


Arable land (hectares) - Bulgaria

country_id: BG


Arable land (hectares) - Burundi

country_id: BI


Arable land (hectares) - Cameroon

country_id: CM


Arable land (hectares) - Colombia

country_id: CO


Arable land (hectares) - Eswatini

country_id: SZ


Arable land (hectares) - Guinea-Bissau

country_id: GW


Arable land (hectares) - Iceland

country_id: IS


name: Arable land (hectares) - Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

country_id: KP


Arable land (hectares) - Lao PDR

country_id: LA


Arable land (hectares) - Lithuania

country_id: LT


name: Arable land (hectares) - Macao SAR, China

country_id: MO


Arable land (hectares) - Madagascar

country_id: MG


Arable land (hectares) - Malawi

country_id: MW


Arable land (hectares) - Mauritania

country_id: MR


Arable land (hectares) - Moldova

country_id: MD


Arable land (hectares) - Montenegro

country_id: ME


Arable land (hectares) - New Caledonia

country_id: NC


Arable land (hectares) - Norway

country_id: NO


Arable land (hectares) - Pakistan

country_id: PK


Arable land (hectares) - Poland

country_id: PL


Arable land (hectares) - Sudan

country_id: SD


Arable land (hectares) - Timor-Leste

country_id: TL


Arable land (hectares) - Tonga

country_id: TO


name: Arable land (hectares) - United Arab Emirates

country_id: AE


Arable land (hectares) - Yemen, Rep.

country_id: YE


name: Arable land (hectares) - Central Europe and the Baltics


name: Arable land (hectares) - Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

country_id: XE


Arable land (hectares) - IDA only

country_id: XI


name: Arable land (hectares) - Low & middle income

country_id: XO


name: Arable land (hectares) - Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: XQ


name: Arable land (hectares) - Pre-demographic dividend


name: Arable land (hectares) - Sub-Saharan Africa

country_id: ZG


Arable land (hectares) - Albania

country_id: AL


Arable land (hectares) - Bangladesh

country_id: BD


Arable land (hectares) - Botswana

country_id: BW


Arable land (hectares) - Chad

country_id: TD


name: Arable land (hectares) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: CD


Arable land (hectares) - Denmark

country_id: DK


Arable land (hectares) - Djibouti

country_id: DJ


Arable land (hectares) - Ethiopia

country_id: ET


Arable land (hectares) - Faroe Islands

country_id: FO


Arable land (hectares) - France

country_id: FR


Arable land (hectares) - Greece

country_id: GR


Arable land (hectares) - Greenland

country_id: GL


Arable land (hectares) - Guyana

country_id: GY


Arable land (hectares) - Lebanon

country_id: LB


Arable land (hectares) - Luxembourg

country_id: LU


Arable land (hectares) - Maldives

country_id: MV


name: Arable land (hectares) - Marshall Islands

country_id: MH


Arable land (hectares) - Myanmar

country_id: MM


Arable land (hectares) - Nauru

country_id: NR


Arable land (hectares) - Paraguay

country_id: PY


Arable land (hectares) - Peru

country_id: PE


Arable land (hectares) - Philippines

country_id: PH


name: Arable land (hectares) - Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

country_id: SX


Arable land (hectares) - Slovenia

country_id: SI


Arable land (hectares) - Spain

country_id: ES


name: Arable land (hectares) - Trinidad and Tobago

country_id: TT


Arable land (hectares) - Uganda

country_id: UG


Arable land (hectares) - Viet Nam

country_id: VN


Arable land (hectares) - Euro area

country_id: XC


Arable land (hectares) - High income

country_id: XD


name: Arable land (hectares) - Middle East & North Africa

country_id: ZQ


name: Arable land (hectares) - Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (hectares) - Post-demographic dividend


name: Arable land (hectares) - South Asia (IDA & IBRD)


Arable land (hectares) - Andorra

country_id: AD


name: Arable land (hectares) - British Virgin Islands

country_id: VG


Arable land (hectares) - Cabo Verde

country_id: CV


Arable land (hectares) - Chile

country_id: CL


Arable land (hectares) - Croatia

country_id: HR


Arable land (hectares) - Cuba

country_id: CU


Arable land (hectares) - Ecuador

country_id: EC


Arable land (hectares) - Estonia

country_id: EE


Arable land (hectares) - Georgia

country_id: GE


Arable land (hectares) - Haiti

country_id: HT


Arable land (hectares) - Honduras

country_id: HN


Arable land (hectares) - Hungary

country_id: HU


Arable land (hectares) - India

country_id: IN


Arable land (hectares) - Japan

country_id: JP


Arable land (hectares) - Nicaragua

country_id: NI


Arable land (hectares) - Niger

country_id: NE


Arable land (hectares) - Saudi Arabia

country_id: SA


Arable land (hectares) - Singapore

country_id: SG


Arable land (hectares) - Suriname

country_id: SR


Arable land (hectares) - Tajikistan

country_id: TJ


Arable land (hectares) - United Kingdom

country_id: GB


Arable land (hectares) - Venezuela, RB

country_id: VE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Early-demographic dividend

description: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

value:
Agricultural land covers about one-third of the world's land area, with arable land representing less than one-third of agricultural land (about 10 percent of the world's land area). Agricultural land constitutes only a part of any country's total area, which can include areas not suitable for agriculture, such as forests, mountains, and inland water bodies.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers can alter the chemistry of soil. Pesticide poisoning is common in developing countries. And salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is significant geographic variation in the availability of land considered suitable for agriculture. Increasing population and demand from other sectors place growing pressure on available resources. According to FAO, the world's cultivated area has grown by 12 percent over the last 50 years. The global irrigated area has doubled over the same period, accounting for most of the net increase in cultivated land. Agriculture already uses 11 percent of the world's land surface for crop production. It also makes use of 70 percent of all water withdrawn from aquifers, streams and lakes. Agricultural policies have primarily benefitted farmers with productive land and access to water, bypassing the majority of small-scale producers who are still locked in a poverty trap of high vulnerability, land degradation and climatic uncertainty.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses. Agricultural land indicator, along with land-use indicators, can also elucidate the environmental sustainability of countries' agricultural practices.

Land resources are central to agriculture and rural development, and are intrinsically linked to global challenges of food insecurity and poverty, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as degradation and depletion of natural resources that affect the livelihoods of millions of rural people across the world.

In many industrialized countries, agricultural land is subject to zoning regulations. In the context of zoning, agricultural land (or more properly agriculturally zoned land) refers to plots that may be used for agricultural activities, regardless of the physical type or quality of land.

value: Arable land (hectares per person)

value:
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

True comparability of the data is limited, by variations in definitions, statistical methods, and quality of data. Countries use different definitions land use. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the primary compiler of the data, occasionally adjusts its definitions of land use categories and revises earlier data. Because the data reflect changes in reporting procedures as well as actual changes in land use, apparent trends should be interpreted cautiously.

Satellite images show land use that differs from that of ground-based measures in area under cultivation and type of land use. Moreover, land use data in some countries (India is an example) are based on reporting systems designed for collecting tax revenue. With land taxes no longer a major source of government revenue, the quality and coverage of land use data have declined.

value: Temporary fallow land refers to land left fallow for less than five years. The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Data for "Arable land" are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable. The data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations.


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

value: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

value: Annual


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Europe & Central Asia

value: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

country_id: XE

value: Environment: Land use


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Pacific island small states

value: Weighted average


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Afghanistan

country_id: AF

value: CC BY-4.0


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Angola

country_id: AO

value: Areas of former states are included in the successor states.


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Antigua and Barbuda

country_id: AG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Armenia

country_id: AM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Barbados

country_id: BB


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Botswana

country_id: BW


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - China

country_id: CN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Czechia

country_id: CZ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Denmark

country_id: DK


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Djibouti

country_id: DJ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Dominica

country_id: DM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Dominican Republic

country_id: DO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Faroe Islands

country_id: FO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Hong Kong SAR, China

country_id: HK


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Iran, Islamic Rep.

country_id: IR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Kenya

country_id: KE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

country_id: KP


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Kosovo

country_id: XK


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Latvia

country_id: LV


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Lebanon

country_id: LB


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Macao SAR, China

country_id: MO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Nauru

country_id: NR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Paraguay

country_id: PY


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Philippines

country_id: PH


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Puerto Rico

country_id: PR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Solomon Islands

country_id: SB


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Somalia

country_id: SO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Tuvalu

country_id: TV


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Viet Nam

country_id: VN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Arab World


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - High income

country_id: XD


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - IDA & IBRD total

country_id: ZT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Latin America & Caribbean

country_id: ZJ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Middle East & North Africa

country_id: ZQ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: XQ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Other small states


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Belgium

country_id: BE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Bosnia and Herzegovina

country_id: BA


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Burkina Faso

country_id: BF


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Central African Republic

country_id: CF


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Eswatini

country_id: SZ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Guinea-Bissau

country_id: GW


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Honduras

country_id: HN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Kuwait

country_id: KW


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Liberia

country_id: LR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Liechtenstein

country_id: LI


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

country_id: FM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Peru

country_id: PE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Portugal

country_id: PT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Spain

country_id: ES


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - St. Lucia

country_id: LC


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Sudan

country_id: SD


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Suriname

country_id: SR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Trinidad and Tobago

country_id: TT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - East Asia & Pacific


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Low income

country_id: XM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - World


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Argentina

country_id: AR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Belarus

country_id: BY


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Colombia

country_id: CO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Comoros

country_id: KM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Congo, Rep.

country_id: CG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Equatorial Guinea

country_id: GQ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Fiji

country_id: FJ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - France

country_id: FR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Gabon

country_id: GA


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Grenada

country_id: GD


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Haiti

country_id: HT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Hungary

country_id: HU


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Indonesia

country_id: ID


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Iraq

country_id: IQ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Israel

country_id: IL


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Malawi

country_id: MW


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Maldives

country_id: MV


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Mauritius

country_id: MU


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Montenegro

country_id: ME


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Nigeria

country_id: NG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Oman

country_id: OM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Serbia

country_id: RS


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - South Sudan

country_id: SS


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Tanzania

country_id: TZ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Uganda

country_id: UG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - United Arab Emirates

country_id: AE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Uruguay

country_id: UY


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Africa Western and Central

country_id: ZI


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - IDA only

country_id: XI


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Low & middle income

country_id: XO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Post-demographic dividend


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Austria

country_id: AT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Bahrain

country_id: BH


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Belize

country_id: BZ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Brazil

country_id: BR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Burundi

country_id: BI


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Costa Rica

country_id: CR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - El Salvador

country_id: SV


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - French Polynesia

country_id: PF


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Greenland

country_id: GL


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Guatemala

country_id: GT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Libya

country_id: LY


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Mali

country_id: ML


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Monaco

country_id: MC


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Pakistan

country_id: PK


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Papua New Guinea

country_id: PG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Seychelles

country_id: SC


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Slovak Republic

country_id: SK


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Sri Lanka

country_id: LK


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Tonga

country_id: TO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - United Kingdom

country_id: GB


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Central Europe and the Baltics


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - European Union

country_id: EU


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - OECD members

country_id: OE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Pre-demographic dividend


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - South Asia


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - South Asia (IDA & IBRD)


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Bangladesh

country_id: BD


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Bhutan

country_id: BT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Bolivia

country_id: BO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Bulgaria

country_id: BG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Chad

country_id: TD


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Channel Islands

country_id: JG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Chile

country_id: CL


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Cuba

country_id: CU


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Ecuador

country_id: EC


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Ghana

country_id: GH


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Guinea

country_id: GN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Iceland

country_id: IS


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Isle of Man

country_id: IM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Italy

country_id: IT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Japan

country_id: JP


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Lithuania

country_id: LT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Morocco

country_id: MA


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - New Zealand

country_id: NZ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Niger

country_id: NE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Palau

country_id: PW


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Rwanda

country_id: RW


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Samoa

country_id: WS


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - San Marino

country_id: SM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - St. Vincent and the Grenadines

country_id: VC


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Turkiye

country_id: TR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Turks and Caicos Islands

country_id: TC


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Venezuela, RB

country_id: VE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Zimbabwe

country_id: ZW


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Euro area

country_id: XC


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - IDA blend

country_id: XH


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Least developed countries: UN classification

country_id: XL


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - North America

country_id: XU


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Not classified

country_id: XY


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Small states


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: ZF


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Albania

country_id: AL


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Aruba

country_id: AW


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Australia

country_id: AU


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Azerbaijan

country_id: AZ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - British Virgin Islands

country_id: VG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Cambodia

country_id: KH


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Cayman Islands

country_id: KY


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: CD


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Croatia

country_id: HR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Ethiopia

country_id: ET


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Guam

country_id: GU


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Guyana

country_id: GY


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Ireland

country_id: IE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Jordan

country_id: JO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Kiribati

country_id: KI


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Korea, Rep.

country_id: KR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Lao PDR

country_id: LA


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Lesotho

country_id: LS


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Malta

country_id: MT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Mauritania

country_id: MR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Mongolia

country_id: MN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Mozambique

country_id: MZ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Nepal

country_id: NP


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Netherlands

country_id: NL


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - New Caledonia

country_id: NC


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Northern Mariana Islands

country_id: MP


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Qatar

country_id: QA


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Russian Federation

country_id: RU


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Saudi Arabia

country_id: SA


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Singapore

country_id: SG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - South Africa

country_id: ZA


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Uzbekistan

country_id: UZ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - West Bank and Gaza

country_id: PS


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Yemen, Rep.

country_id: YE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Caribbean small states


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - IBRD only

country_id: XF


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Lower middle income

country_id: XN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Sub-Saharan Africa

country_id: ZG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Algeria

country_id: DZ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Andorra

country_id: AD


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Bahamas, The

country_id: BS


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Bermuda

country_id: BM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Brunei Darussalam

country_id: BN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Cabo Verde

country_id: CV


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Cameroon

country_id: CM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Canada

country_id: CA


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Cote d'Ivoire

country_id: CI


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Eritrea

country_id: ER


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Estonia

country_id: EE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Finland

country_id: FI


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Gambia, The

country_id: GM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Gibraltar

country_id: GI


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Greece

country_id: GR


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - India

country_id: IN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Jamaica

country_id: JM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Kyrgyz Republic

country_id: KG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Madagascar

country_id: MG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Malaysia

country_id: MY


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Mexico

country_id: MX


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Myanmar

country_id: MM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Panama

country_id: PA


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Romania

country_id: RO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Senegal

country_id: SN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - St. Kitts and Nevis

country_id: KN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - St. Martin (French part)

country_id: MF


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Syrian Arab Republic

country_id: SY


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Tajikistan

country_id: TJ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Ukraine

country_id: UA


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - United States

country_id: US


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Vanuatu

country_id: VU


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Zambia

country_id: ZM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Africa Eastern and Southern

country_id: ZH


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - IDA total

country_id: XG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Late-demographic dividend


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

country_id: XJ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Middle income

country_id: XP


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Upper middle income

country_id: XT


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - American Samoa

country_id: AS


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Benin

country_id: BJ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Curacao

country_id: CW


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Cyprus

country_id: CY


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Georgia

country_id: GE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Germany

country_id: DE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Kazakhstan

country_id: KZ


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Luxembourg

country_id: LU


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Marshall Islands

country_id: MH


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Moldova

country_id: MD


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Namibia


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Nicaragua

country_id: NI


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - North Macedonia

country_id: MK


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Norway

country_id: NO


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Poland

country_id: PL


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Sao Tome and Principe

country_id: ST


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Sierra Leone

country_id: SL


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

country_id: SX


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Slovenia

country_id: SI


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Sweden

country_id: SE


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Switzerland

country_id: CH


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Thailand

country_id: TH


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Timor-Leste

country_id: TL


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Togo

country_id: TG


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Tunisia

country_id: TN


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Turkmenistan

country_id: TM


name: Arable land (hectares per person) - Virgin Islands (U.S.)

country_id: VI


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Africa Eastern and Southern

country_id: ZH

description: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

value:
Agricultural land covers more than one-third of the world's land area. Agricultural land constitutes only a part of any country's total area, which can include areas not suitable for agriculture, such as forests, mountains, and inland water bodies.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers can alter the chemistry of soil. Pesticide poisoning is common in developing countries. And salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is significant geographic variation in the availability of land considered suitable for agriculture. Increasing population and demand from other sectors place growing pressure on available resources. According to FAO, the world's cultivated area has grown by 12 percent over the last 50 years. The global irrigated area has doubled over the same period, accounting for most of the net increase in cultivated land. Agriculture already uses 11 percent of the world's land surface for crop production. It also makes use of 70 percent of all water withdrawn from aquifers, streams and lakes. Agricultural policies have primarily benefitted farmers with productive land and access to water, bypassing the majority of small-scale producers who are still locked in a poverty trap of high vulnerability, land degradation and climatic uncertainty.

Land resources are central to agriculture and rural development, and are intrinsically linked to global challenges of food insecurity and poverty, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as degradation and depletion of natural resources that affect the livelihoods of millions of rural people across the world.

In many industrialized countries, agricultural land is subject to zoning regulations. In the context of zoning, agricultural land (or more properly agriculturally zoned land) refers to plots that may be used for agricultural activities, regardless of the physical type or quality of land.

FAO's agricultural land data contains a wide range of information on variables that are significant for: understanding the structure of a country's agricultural sector; making economic plans and policies for food security; deriving environmental indicators, including those related to investment in agriculture and data on gross crop area and net crop area which are useful for policy formulation and monitoring.

value: Arable land (% of land area)

value:
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

The data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses. Agricultural land indicator, along with land-use indicators, can also elucidate the environmental sustainability of countries' agricultural practices.

True comparability of the data is limited, by variations in definitions, statistical methods, and quality of data. Countries use different definitions land use. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the primary compiler of the data, occasionally adjusts its definitions of land use categories and revises earlier data. Because the data reflect changes in reporting procedures as well as actual changes in land use, apparent trends should be interpreted cautiously.

Satellite images show land use that differs from that of ground-based measures in area under cultivation and type of land use. Moreover, land use data in some countries (India is an example) are based on reporting systems designed for collecting tax revenue. With land taxes no longer a major source of government revenue, the quality and coverage of land use data have declined.

value: Temporary fallow land refers to land left fallow for less than five years. The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Data for "Arable land" are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable. Total land area does not include inland water bodies such as major rivers and lakes. Variations from year to year may be due to updated or revised data rather than to change in area. The data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations.


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Caribbean small states

value: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.


name: Arable land (% of land area) - East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Latin America & Caribbean

country_id: ZJ


name: Arable land (% of land area) - South Asia


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: ZF


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Afghanistan

country_id: AF


Arable land (% of land area) - Algeria

country_id: DZ


Arable land (% of land area) - Andorra

country_id: AD


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Argentina

country_id: AR


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Brunei Darussalam

country_id: BN


Arable land (% of land area) - China

country_id: CN


Arable land (% of land area) - Djibouti

country_id: DJ


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Equatorial Guinea

country_id: GQ


Arable land (% of land area) - Eritrea

country_id: ER


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Greenland

country_id: GL


Arable land (% of land area) - Guam

country_id: GU


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Hong Kong SAR, China

country_id: HK


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Iran, Islamic Rep.

country_id: IR


Arable land (% of land area) - Italy

country_id: IT


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Mauritania

country_id: MR


Arable land (% of land area) - Moldova

country_id: MD


name: Arable land (% of land area) - New Caledonia

country_id: NC


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Nicaragua

country_id: NI


Arable land (% of land area) - Poland

country_id: PL


Arable land (% of land area) - Slovenia

country_id: SI


name: Arable land (% of land area) - South Sudan

country_id: SS


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Tajikistan

country_id: TJ


Arable land (% of land area) - Tanzania

country_id: TZ


Arable land (% of land area) - Togo

country_id: TG


Arable land (% of land area) - Uruguay

country_id: UY


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Central Europe and the Baltics


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Euro area

country_id: XC


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Europe & Central Asia


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: XQ


name: Arable land (% of land area) - North America

country_id: XU


Arable land (% of land area) - Bolivia

country_id: BO


Arable land (% of land area) - Cambodia

country_id: KH


Arable land (% of land area) - Croatia

country_id: HR


Arable land (% of land area) - Denmark

country_id: DK


Arable land (% of land area) - Dominica

country_id: DM


Arable land (% of land area) - Fiji

country_id: FJ


Arable land (% of land area) - Greece

country_id: GR


Arable land (% of land area) - Grenada

country_id: GD


Arable land (% of land area) - Hungary

country_id: HU


Arable land (% of land area) - Ireland

country_id: IE


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Isle of Man

country_id: IM


Arable land (% of land area) - Jordan

country_id: JO


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Kazakhstan

country_id: KZ


Arable land (% of land area) - Kosovo

country_id: XK


Arable land (% of land area) - Lao PDR

country_id: LA


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Macao SAR, China

country_id: MO


Arable land (% of land area) - Maldives

country_id: MV


Arable land (% of land area) - Mali

country_id: ML


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

country_id: FM


Arable land (% of land area) - Mongolia

country_id: MN


Arable land (% of land area) - Nauru

country_id: NR


Arable land (% of land area) - Oman

country_id: OM


Arable land (% of land area) - Qatar

country_id: QA


Arable land (% of land area) - Rwanda

country_id: RW


Arable land (% of land area) - Serbia

country_id: RS


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Sierra Leone

country_id: SL


name: Arable land (% of land area) - South Africa

country_id: ZA


name: Arable land (% of land area) - St. Kitts and Nevis

country_id: KN


Arable land (% of land area) - Tunisia

country_id: TN


Arable land (% of land area) - Zimbabwe

country_id: ZW


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Early-demographic dividend


name: Arable land (% of land area) - East Asia & Pacific


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Low income

country_id: XM


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Middle East & North Africa

country_id: ZQ


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Upper middle income

country_id: XT


name: Arable land (% of land area) - American Samoa

country_id: AS


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Antigua and Barbuda

country_id: AG


Arable land (% of land area) - Austria

country_id: AT


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Azerbaijan

country_id: AZ


Arable land (% of land area) - Barbados

country_id: BB


Arable land (% of land area) - Belgium

country_id: BE


Arable land (% of land area) - Brazil

country_id: BR


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Cabo Verde

country_id: CV


Arable land (% of land area) - Canada

country_id: CA


Arable land (% of land area) - Chad

country_id: TD


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Channel Islands

country_id: JG


Arable land (% of land area) - Chile

country_id: CL


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: CD


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Cote d'Ivoire

country_id: CI


Arable land (% of land area) - Cuba

country_id: CU


Arable land (% of land area) - Czechia

country_id: CZ


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Dominican Republic

country_id: DO


Arable land (% of land area) - Eswatini

country_id: SZ


name: Arable land (% of land area) - French Polynesia

country_id: PF


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Gibraltar

country_id: GI


Arable land (% of land area) - Guyana

country_id: GY


Arable land (% of land area) - India

country_id: IN


Arable land (% of land area) - Jamaica

country_id: JM


Arable land (% of land area) - Latvia

country_id: LV


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Luxembourg

country_id: LU


Arable land (% of land area) - Monaco

country_id: MC


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Montenegro

country_id: ME


Arable land (% of land area) - Nepal

country_id: NP


Arable land (% of land area) - Niger

country_id: NE


Arable land (% of land area) - Pakistan

country_id: PK


Arable land (% of land area) - Palau

country_id: PW


Arable land (% of land area) - Panama

country_id: PA


name: Arable land (% of land area) - San Marino

country_id: SM


Arable land (% of land area) - Senegal

country_id: SN


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Solomon Islands

country_id: SB


Arable land (% of land area) - Somalia

country_id: SO


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Sri Lanka

country_id: LK


Arable land (% of land area) - Sudan

country_id: SD


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Syrian Arab Republic

country_id: SY


Arable land (% of land area) - Thailand

country_id: TH


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Timor-Leste

country_id: TL


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Turks and Caicos Islands

country_id: TC


name: Arable land (% of land area) - High income

country_id: XD


Arable land (% of land area) - IDA only

country_id: XI


name: Arable land (% of land area) - IDA total

country_id: XG


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Late-demographic dividend


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

country_id: XJ


Arable land (% of land area) - Armenia

country_id: AM


Arable land (% of land area) - Aruba

country_id: AW


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Australia

country_id: AU


Arable land (% of land area) - Bahrain

country_id: BH


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Bosnia and Herzegovina

country_id: BA


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Burkina Faso

country_id: BF


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Cayman Islands

country_id: KY


name: Arable land (% of land area) - El Salvador

country_id: SV


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Gambia, The

country_id: GM


Arable land (% of land area) - Georgia

country_id: GE


Arable land (% of land area) - Germany

country_id: DE


Arable land (% of land area) - Libya

country_id: LY


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Madagascar

country_id: MG


Arable land (% of land area) - Malta

country_id: MT


Arable land (% of land area) - Peru

country_id: PE


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Philippines

country_id: PH


Arable land (% of land area) - Romania

country_id: RO


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Sao Tome and Principe

country_id: ST


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Saudi Arabia

country_id: SA


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

country_id: SX


name: Arable land (% of land area) - St. Lucia

country_id: LC


name: Arable land (% of land area) - St. Vincent and the Grenadines

country_id: VC


Arable land (% of land area) - Sweden

country_id: SE


Arable land (% of land area) - Turkiye

country_id: TR


Arable land (% of land area) - Uganda

country_id: UG


name: Arable land (% of land area) - United Arab Emirates

country_id: AE


name: Arable land (% of land area) - United Kingdom

country_id: GB


name: Arable land (% of land area) - East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (% of land area) - IDA blend

country_id: XH


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Low & middle income

country_id: XO


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Pacific island small states


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


Arable land (% of land area) - Albania

country_id: AL


Arable land (% of land area) - Angola

country_id: AO


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Bangladesh

country_id: BD


Arable land (% of land area) - Belarus

country_id: BY


Arable land (% of land area) - Benin

country_id: BJ


Arable land (% of land area) - Bermuda

country_id: BM


Arable land (% of land area) - Burundi

country_id: BI


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EG


Arable land (% of land area) - Ethiopia

country_id: ET


Arable land (% of land area) - Finland

country_id: FI


Arable land (% of land area) - France

country_id: FR


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Guinea-Bissau

country_id: GW


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

country_id: KP


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Kyrgyz Republic

country_id: KG


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Marshall Islands

country_id: MH


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Mauritius

country_id: MU


Arable land (% of land area) - Nigeria

country_id: NG


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Northern Mariana Islands

country_id: MP


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Papua New Guinea

country_id: PG


Arable land (% of land area) - Paraguay

country_id: PY


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Russian Federation

country_id: RU


Arable land (% of land area) - Samoa

country_id: WS


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Seychelles

country_id: SC


Arable land (% of land area) - Spain

country_id: ES


Arable land (% of land area) - Tuvalu

country_id: TV


Arable land (% of land area) - Ukraine

country_id: UA


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Uzbekistan

country_id: UZ


Arable land (% of land area) - Viet Nam

country_id: VN


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Virgin Islands (U.S.)

country_id: VI


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Arab World


name: Arable land (% of land area) - IDA & IBRD total

country_id: ZT


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Not classified

country_id: XY


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Small states


Arable land (% of land area) - Belize

country_id: BZ


name: Arable land (% of land area) - British Virgin Islands

country_id: VG


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Central African Republic

country_id: CF


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Congo, Rep.

country_id: CG


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Costa Rica

country_id: CR


Arable land (% of land area) - Cyprus

country_id: CY


Arable land (% of land area) - Gabon

country_id: GA


Arable land (% of land area) - Haiti

country_id: HT


Arable land (% of land area) - Honduras

country_id: HN


Arable land (% of land area) - Japan

country_id: JP


Arable land (% of land area) - Kiribati

country_id: KI


Arable land (% of land area) - Liberia

country_id: LR


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Liechtenstein

country_id: LI


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Mozambique

country_id: MZ


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Netherlands

country_id: NL


Arable land (% of land area) - Portugal

country_id: PT


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Puerto Rico

country_id: PR


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Singapore

country_id: SG


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Slovak Republic

country_id: SK


name: Arable land (% of land area) - St. Martin (French part)

country_id: MF


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Turkmenistan

country_id: TM


name: Arable land (% of land area) - United States

country_id: US


name: Arable land (% of land area) - West Bank and Gaza

country_id: PS


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Africa Western and Central

country_id: ZI


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Least developed countries: UN classification

country_id: XL


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Lower middle income

country_id: XN


name: Arable land (% of land area) - OECD members

country_id: OE


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Other small states


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Post-demographic dividend


name: Arable land (% of land area) - South Asia (IDA & IBRD)


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Bahamas, The

country_id: BS


Arable land (% of land area) - Comoros

country_id: KM


Arable land (% of land area) - Estonia

country_id: EE


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Faroe Islands

country_id: FO


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Guatemala

country_id: GT


Arable land (% of land area) - Iraq

country_id: IQ


Arable land (% of land area) - Israel

country_id: IL


Arable land (% of land area) - Kenya

country_id: KE


Arable land (% of land area) - Kuwait

country_id: KW


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Lithuania

country_id: LT


Arable land (% of land area) - Malaysia

country_id: MY


Arable land (% of land area) - Mexico

country_id: MX


name: Arable land (% of land area) - North Macedonia

country_id: MK


Arable land (% of land area) - Suriname

country_id: SR


Arable land (% of land area) - Tonga

country_id: TO


name: Arable land (% of land area) - European Union

country_id: EU


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

country_id: XE


name: Arable land (% of land area) - IBRD only

country_id: XF


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Middle income

country_id: XP


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Pre-demographic dividend


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa

country_id: ZG


Arable land (% of land area) - Bhutan

country_id: BT


Arable land (% of land area) - Botswana

country_id: BW


Arable land (% of land area) - Bulgaria

country_id: BG


Arable land (% of land area) - Cameroon

country_id: CM


Arable land (% of land area) - Colombia

country_id: CO


Arable land (% of land area) - Curacao

country_id: CW


Arable land (% of land area) - Ecuador

country_id: EC


Arable land (% of land area) - Ghana

country_id: GH


Arable land (% of land area) - Guinea

country_id: GN


Arable land (% of land area) - Iceland

country_id: IS


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Indonesia

country_id: ID


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Korea, Rep.

country_id: KR


Arable land (% of land area) - Lebanon

country_id: LB


Arable land (% of land area) - Lesotho

country_id: LS


Arable land (% of land area) - Malawi

country_id: MW


Arable land (% of land area) - Morocco

country_id: MA


Arable land (% of land area) - Myanmar

country_id: MM


name: Arable land (% of land area) - New Zealand

country_id: NZ


Arable land (% of land area) - Norway

country_id: NO


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Switzerland

country_id: CH


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Trinidad and Tobago

country_id: TT


Arable land (% of land area) - Vanuatu

country_id: VU


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Venezuela, RB

country_id: VE


name: Arable land (% of land area) - Yemen, Rep.

country_id: YE


Arable land (% of land area) - Zambia

country_id: ZM


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: COD

description: Land under barley production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

value: Land under barley production (hectares)

value: Environment: Agricultural production

value: Sum


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Congo, Rep.

country_id: COG

value: Land under barley production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Kenya

country_id: KEN


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Morocco

country_id: MAR


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

country_id: SSA


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Gambia, The

country_id: GMB


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Ghana

country_id: GHA


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Madagascar

country_id: MDG


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Mali

country_id: MLI


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Mauritius

country_id: MUS


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Senegal

country_id: SEN


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - South Sudan

country_id: SSD


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)

country_id: SSF


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Tunisia

country_id: TUN


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Burkina Faso

country_id: BFA


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Cape Verde

country_id: CPV


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Central African Republic

country_id: CAF


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Comoros

country_id: COM


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Djibouti

country_id: DJI


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EGY


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Equatorial Guinea

country_id: GNQ


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Eritrea

country_id: ERI


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Lesotho

country_id: LSO


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Sao Tome and Principe

country_id: STP


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Somalia

country_id: SOM


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Togo

country_id: TGO


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Chad

country_id: TCD


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Gabon

country_id: GAB


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - North Africa

country_id: NAF


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Seychelles

country_id: SYC


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Sierra Leone

country_id: SLE


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Uganda

country_id: UGA


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Zimbabwe

country_id: ZWE


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Algeria

country_id: DZA


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Cameroon

country_id: CMR


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Mauritania

country_id: MRT


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Mozambique

country_id: MOZ


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - South Africa

country_id: ZAF


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

country_id: XZN


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Swaziland

country_id: SWZ


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Tanzania

country_id: TZA


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Benin

country_id: BEN


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Botswana

country_id: BWA


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Guinea-Bissau

country_id: GNB


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Rwanda

country_id: RWA


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Angola

country_id: AGO


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Cote d'Ivoire

country_id: CIV


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Ethiopia

country_id: ETH


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Liberia

country_id: LBR


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Malawi

country_id: MWI


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Namibia

country_id: NAM


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Nigeria

country_id: NGA


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

country_id: SXZ


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Africa

country_id: AFR


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Burundi

country_id: BDI


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Guinea

country_id: GIN


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Libya

country_id: LBY


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Niger

country_id: NER


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Sudan

country_id: SDN


name: Land under barley production (hectares) - Zambia

country_id: ZMB


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Cameroon

country_id: CMR

description: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

value: Cereal cropland (% of land area)

value: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.

value: Unweighted average


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Comoros

country_id: COM

value: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

value: Annual


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Cote d'Ivoire

value: Environment: Land use


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Tunisia

country_id: TUN


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Equatorial Guinea

country_id: GNQ


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Madagascar

country_id: MDG


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Mauritius

country_id: MUS


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Namibia


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Seychelles

country_id: SYC


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Tanzania

country_id: TZA


Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Togo

country_id: TGO


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Uganda

country_id: UGA


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Angola

country_id: AGO


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Burundi

country_id: BDI


Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Chad

country_id: TCD


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Gabon

country_id: GAB


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Morocco

country_id: MAR


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Mozambique

country_id: MOZ


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Somalia

country_id: SOM


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Eritrea

country_id: ERI


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Ethiopia

country_id: ETH


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Gambia, The

country_id: GMB


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Ghana

country_id: GHA


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Kenya

country_id: KEN


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Nigeria

country_id: NGA


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Rwanda

country_id: RWA


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - South Sudan

country_id: SSD


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: COD


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Djibouti

country_id: DJI


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Liberia

country_id: LBR


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Libya

country_id: LBY


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Sao Tome and Principe

country_id: STP


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Sudan

country_id: SDN


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Africa

country_id: AFR


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Burkina Faso

country_id: BFA


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Congo, Rep.

country_id: COG


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Malawi

country_id: MWI


Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Mali

country_id: MLI


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Niger

country_id: NER


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - South Africa

country_id: ZAF


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

country_id: SXZ


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Zambia

country_id: ZMB


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Algeria

country_id: DZA


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Benin

country_id: BEN


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Botswana

country_id: BWA


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Central African Republic

country_id: CAF


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Mauritania

country_id: MRT


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Sierra Leone

country_id: SLE


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)

country_id: SSF


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

country_id: SSA


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

country_id: XZN


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Swaziland

country_id: SWZ


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Cape Verde

country_id: CPV


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EGY


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Guinea

country_id: GIN


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Guinea-Bissau

country_id: GNB


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Lesotho

country_id: LSO


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - North Africa

country_id: NAF


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Senegal

country_id: SEN


name: Cereal cropland (% of land area) - Zimbabwe

country_id: ZWE


name: Land under cereal production (hectares) - Africa Eastern and Southern

country_id: ZH

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.

value: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

value:
Cereals production includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.

value: CC BY-4.0

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

key: Unitofmeasure

value: Hectares


name: Land under cereal production (hectares) - Arab World

value: Environment: Agricultural production


name: Land under cereal production (hectares) - East Asia & Pacific

value: Sum


name: Land under cereal production (hectares) - European Union

country_id: EU


name: Land under cereal production (hectares) - IDA blend

country_id: XH