Agricultural land in World
Agricultural land made up 36.9% of the land area of the world in 2023.
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
World, 2023
36.9%
Change from 2022
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
40.3%
Agricultural land in World 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 | World | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36.9% | 40.3% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | 40.7% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | 40.8% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | 40.8% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | 41.4% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | 41.1% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | 41.2% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | 41.4% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | 42.0% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | 42.3% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | 42.5% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | 42.9% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | 43.2% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | 43.0% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | 43.5% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | 43.9% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | 43.9% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | 44.2% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | 44.7% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | 45.3% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | 45.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 37.0% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 37.0%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 40.3%.
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
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