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Agricultural land in World

Agricultural land in the World was 36% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023.

202436% Estimated
Change on 20230 pts
Series high36.92000
Series low34.71961

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Agricultural land in World, 1961 to 2024

34.53535.53636.53719611971198119912001201120241961: 34.7 %1962: 34.7 %1963: 34.7 %1964: 34.8 %1965: 34.9 %1966: 34.9 %1967: 34.9 %1968: 35.2 %1969: 35.2 %1970: 35.1 %1971: 35.2 %1972: 35.3 %1973: 35.3 %1974: 35.4 %1975: 35.4 %1976: 35.4 %1977: 35.4 %1978: 35.5 %1979: 35.5 %1980: 35.5 %1981: 35.6 %1982: 35.6 %1983: 35.7 %1984: 35.8 %1985: 36 %1986: 36 %1987: 36.1 %1988: 36.1 %1989: 36.2 %1990: 36.2 %1991: 36.2 %1992: 36.6 %1993: 36.4 %1994: 36.6 %1995: 36.6 %1996: 36.6 %1997: 36.7 %1998: 36.8 %1999: 36.8 %2000: 36.9 %2001: 36.9 %2002: 36.8 %2003: 36.6 %2004: 36.3 %2005: 36.3 %2006: 36.3 %2007: 36.2 %2008: 36.1 %2009: 36.1 %2010: 36.1 %2011: 36.2 %2012: 36.2 %2013: 36.1 %2014: 36.1 %2015: 35.9 %2016: 35.9 %2017: 36.1 %2018: 36 %2019: 36 %2020: 36 %2021: 36.1 %2022: 36 %2023: 36 %2024: 36 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202436 Estimated
202336 Estimated
202236 Estimated
202136.1 Estimated
202036 Estimated
201936 Estimated
201836 Estimated
201736.1 Estimated
201635.9 Estimated
201535.9 Estimated
201436.1 Estimated
201336.1 Estimated
201236.2 Estimated
201136.2 Estimated
201036.1 Estimated
200936.1 Estimated
200836.1 Estimated
200736.2 Estimated
200636.3 Estimated
200536.3 Estimated
200436.3 Estimated
200336.6 Estimated
200236.8 Estimated
200136.9 Estimated
200036.9 Estimated
199936.8 Estimated
199836.8 Estimated
199736.7 Estimated
199636.6 Estimated
199536.6 Estimated
199436.6 Estimated
199336.4 Estimated
199236.6 Estimated
199136.2 Estimated
199036.2 Estimated
198936.2 Estimated
198836.1 Estimated
198736.1 Estimated
198636 Estimated
198536 Estimated
198435.8 Estimated
198335.7 Estimated
198235.6 Estimated
198135.6 Estimated
198035.5 Estimated
197935.5 Estimated
197835.5 Estimated
197735.4 Estimated
197635.4 Estimated
197535.4 Estimated
197435.4 Estimated
197335.3 Estimated
197235.3 Estimated
197135.2 Estimated
197035.1 Estimated
196935.2 Estimated
196835.2 Estimated
196734.9 Estimated
196634.9 Estimated
196534.9 Estimated
196434.8 Estimated
196334.7 Estimated
196234.7 Estimated
196134.7 Estimated

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, World, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, World, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/world. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, World, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/world.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, World, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/world (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{food_agricultural_land_world_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209): Agricultural land, World, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/world. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs\_LandUse\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the agricultural land in World?

Agricultural land in the World was 36% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in World?

36.9% in 2000, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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