Agricultural land in United Kingdom
Agricultural land made up 69.2% of the land area of United Kingdom in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
United Kingdom, 2024
69.2%
Change from 2023
−1.1percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
40.1%
Position in 2024
25th of 208
Agricultural land in United Kingdom over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.2% | – |
| 2023 | 70.3% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 72.9% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 70.1% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 70.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 71.2%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 25th highest value.
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Cereal yield
6,558 kg per hectare
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Area under organic farming
2.6%
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$2.75e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
2.9%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
2.75e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT